Afro Surname
Approximately 391 people bear this surname
Afro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 286 | 1:619,380 | 29,421 |
| Ivory Coast | 32 | 1:720,976 | 19,991 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Afro (2,637) may also be a first name.
Afro Demographics
Average Afro Salary in
England
£39,141
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Afro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afro (Hindi: अफरो, Russian: Афро) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afro? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afro is the 738,530th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,638,225 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Afro live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afro is also the 143,013th most common first name world-wide It is held by 2,637 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 619,380. In Nigeria Afro is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent are found, Cross River, where 13 percent are found and Delta, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afroz | 89 | 104,050 | / |
| Afroj | 89 | 28,365 | / |
| Afros | 89 | 960 | / |
| Affro | 89 | 921 | / |
| Afroh | 89 | 115 | / |
| Afroi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Afrou | 89 | 4 | / |
| Aefro | 89 | 3 | / |
| Afrot | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hafro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afroy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afrod | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afrro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Apfro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aafro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afrzo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afrooz | 80 | 7,755 | / |
| Afrouz | 80 | 4,661 | / |
| Afrozz | 80 | 361 | / |
| Afrouh | 80 | 165 | / |
| Aafroj | 80 | 78 | / |
| Aufroy | 80 | 63 | / |
| Affroh | 80 | 27 | / |
| Afrooj | 80 | 16 | / |
| Aafroz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Afrooy | 80 | 13 | / |
| Affrou | 80 | 11 | / |
| Affroj | 80 | 10 | / |
| Affroz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Afrout | 80 | 5 | / |
| Afhroz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Afroud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gafroh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Afrosh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afrous | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afroos | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afrohj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Affros | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afroch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afrodh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afrojz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asfroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afross | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hatfro | 80 | 0 | / |
| Afra | 75 | 9,824 | / |
| Efro | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ofro | 75 | 7 | / |
| Afroosh | 73 | 170 | / |
| Gaufroy | 73 | 58 | / |
| Auffroy | 73 | 35 | / |
| Afrouch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafroud | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afrouss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aufrodt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafrout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affrooz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afroudh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affrood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afrah | 67 | 9,248 | / |
| Afraz | 67 | 7,891 | / |
| Afrad | 67 | 7,145 | / |
| Afras | 67 | 1,033 | / |
| Affra | 67 | 137 | / |
| Gauffroy | 67 | 111 | / |
| Haufroid | 67 | 82 | / |
| Hafra | 67 | 53 | / |
| Afrat | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gafra | 67 | 33 | / |
| Audfroid | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aphro | 67 | 12 | / |
| Afraa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Offro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Afreu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ofroz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hefro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofroy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aafra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afrha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aufrocht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afrra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azfra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofroh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafroosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efroh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauffroi | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gofro | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ashfroth | 67 | 0 | / |
Afro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afro in the Hindi language | ||
| अफरो | apharo | - |
| Afro in the Russian language | ||
| Афро | afro | - |
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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
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- 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 Afro
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