Afton Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Afton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3881:934,17369,936
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Afton (3,478) may also be a first name.

Afton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 643,972nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,472,497 people. Afton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Afton are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Afton is also the 120,495th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 3,478 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 934,173. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 49 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Afton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Afton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Afton surname increased 1,078 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Afton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afton last name are 43.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.92% registered with the political party.

Afton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning $41,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafton911,644/
Aftoon91472/
Hafton9151/
Afthon9124/
Aftong9117/
Aifton912/
Afhton911/
Adfton911/
Asfton911/
Haufton830/
Haffton830/
Aftan80327/
Ofton8078/
Abton8021/
Aftán808/
Avton807/
Efton804/
Awton802/
Aftonova773/
Haftosen770/
Haftom735,635/
Gofton73839/
Hawton73737/
Hefton73286/
Hofton73182/
Haftan7375/
Aftung7329/
Efthon7322/
Habton7311/
Haftun7311/
Havton736/
Gaftan735/
Eftoun734/
Aftang734/
Aftanh732/
Gawton731/
Afthan731/
Aaftan731/
Eaftom731/
Habtoun67139/
Houfton6716/
Hawtone677/
Hafthun675/
Hawthon674/
Haftang672/
Heifton670/
Auftung670/
Hoftotn670/

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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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  • 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 Afton
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