Aftu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Aftu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Aftu (52) may also be a first name.
Aftu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aftu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Aftu (Hindi: अफतू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Aftu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aftu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Aftu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Aftu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 52 people.
Aftu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Aftu is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haftu | 89 | 11,812 | / |
| Aftuh | 89 | 18 | / |
| Gaftu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Aftau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ahftu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aftouh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Haftau | 80 | 4 | / |
| Afthou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hasftu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eftu | 75 | 1,611 | / |
| Awtu | 75 | 768 | / |
| Abtu | 75 | 64 | / |
| Avtu | 75 | 35 | / |
| Aftouhy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afteuch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habtu | 67 | 21,427 | / |
| Avtau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aivtu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aawtu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abtou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gavtu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abdtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abtui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awtou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avtuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avtuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avhtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avthu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awtuch | 60 | 141 | / |
| Ouftou | 60 | 136 | / |
| Habtou | 60 | 5 | / |
| Haftoo | 60 | 4 | / |
| Haphtu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hasvtu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Habtui | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abtouh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Avtuha | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofthaus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Avtuhova | 50 | 9 | / |
| Ovtu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ewtu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Owtu | 50 | 1 | / |
Aftu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aftu in the Hindi language | ||
| अफतू | aphatu | 95.24 |
| अफ्तु | aphtu | 4.76 |
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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 Aftu
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