Afuko Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Afuko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Afuko (10) may also be a first name.
Afuko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afuko occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Afuko occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afuko are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuko is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 42 percent reside, Cross River, where 31 percent reside and Kaduna, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afukoh | 91 | 38 | / |
| Afauko | 91 | 13 | / |
| Gafuko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hafuko | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afoukou | 83 | 40 | / |
| Affouko | 83 | 6 | / |
| Afoko | 80 | 836 | / |
| Ofuko | 80 | 157 | / |
| Afiko | 80 | 146 | / |
| Afuka | 80 | 115 | / |
| Efuko | 80 | 91 | / |
| Affoukou | 77 | 732 | / |
| Afouskou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Affiko | 73 | 67 | / |
| Afikoh | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ofukoh | 73 | 42 | / |
| Afuuka | 73 | 31 | / |
| Afokou | 73 | 17 | / |
| Affoko | 73 | 15 | / |
| Offuko | 73 | 11 | / |
| Afikou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ofouko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Afouka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afooko | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afukaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofukho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Efukho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afukah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efukou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Efukoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafuka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affokou | 67 | 100 | / |
| Affouka | 67 | 38 | / |
| Offukoh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Affokoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hafukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affukah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haufiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoucou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offukuo | 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 Afuko
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