Afoulan Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Afoulan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Afoulan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afoulan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afoulan occurs most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Afoulan.
How Common Is The Last Name Afoulan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afoulan is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Afoulan are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 619,097. In Niger Afoulan is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 42 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Niger Afoulan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afoulane | 93 | 19 | / |
| Affoulan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Afoulyan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Afolan | 92 | 18 | / |
| Afulan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Affoulane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afoulanne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afolyan | 86 | 27 | / |
| Afolayn | 86 | 12 | / |
| Afolaan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Afoylan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Afolain | 86 | 3 | / |
| Afulang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afolahan | 80 | 210 | / |
| Afgolian | 80 | 7 | / |
| Afoillan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aafolayn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afolatin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afalan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ofolan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gayfulyan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Afolaahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asfalan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afaloune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afajalan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafalyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afouloum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afolaham | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afoulan
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