Afow Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Afow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Afow (161) may also be a first name.
Afow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afow is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Afow is also the 722,635th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 161 people.
The last name Afow is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 68,633. Not including Somalia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafow | 89 | 4,098 | / |
| Afowe | 89 | 13 | / |
| Afowa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Asfow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gaafow | 80 | 12 | / |
| Aifowa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haffow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hafoow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Affowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afoowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afuw | 75 | 263 | / |
| Afov | 75 | 29 | / |
| Afof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ofow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afob | 75 | 2 | / |
| Efow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afowowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afouf | 67 | 1,036 | / |
| Hefow | 67 | 636 | / |
| Hafof | 67 | 39 | / |
| Afova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gafov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Affaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afoov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afoof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azfaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuwf | 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 Afow
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis