Afouba Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Afouba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afouba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7461:27,8413,783
France11:66,422,722504,397

Afouba (57) may also be a first name.

Afouba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afouba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Afouba is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afouba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 453,909th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afouba are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Afouba is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 57 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 27,841. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affouba927/
Afoubai921/
Gafouba921/
Afuba91105/
Afoba9114/
Afoutbai861/
Gafoubea861/
Gafoba838/
Hafoba837/
Afoube832/
Afubai832/
Gafuba832/
Ayfuba831/
Afobea831/
Afobai831/
Afowua831/
Afouwa831/
Afoubo831/
Afohba831/
Affoubeau801/
Afoubou77421/
Gafoube77147/
Gaifuba7735/
Afiyoba771/
Affoubo771/
Afuwa73764/
Afube73165/
Afobi7331/
Afubo7322/
Afaba7319/
Afova7318/
Afobo7315/
Ofoba7311/
Afobe735/
Afowa734/
Ofuba733/
Afubi732/
Affoubou712/
Gafoubei711/
Afohouha711/
Gaffoube711/
Gapfoube711/
Afoumpah711/
Ofosua673,776/
Aifuwa672,485/
Afuwai67392/
Affaba6797/
Afayua6787/
Afuwah6780/
Afuvai6760/
Ofojua6753/
Afabou6749/
Aifobo6721/
Gafobe6712/
Ouffoueba6712/
Ofobga6711/
Afoewa675/
Gafube674/
Aifowa674/
Ofoeba673/
Ofoube673/
Gafova672/
Hafube672/
Afuube672/
Afaubo671/
Afowah671/
Aufuwa671/
Afuway671/
Hafova671/
Afuuwa671/
Afowou671/
Aifubo671/
Afoboh671/
Afobou671/
Afawua671/
Affobo671/
Afabha671/
Affowa671/
Ofoyua671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afouba
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