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
Afro (Hindi: अफरो, Russian: Афро) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 738,530th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Afro are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afro is also the 143,013th most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 2,637 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 619,380. In Nigeria Afro is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent reside, Cross River, where 13 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
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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