Afulo Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Afulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afulo (501) may also be a first name.

Afulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afulo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Afulo reside; 41 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 41 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 378,831st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 501 people.

The last name Afulo is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital District, where 58 percent live and Central, where 42 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afuluo9110/
Afuulo914/
Afullo912/
Afoulou831/
Afula80437/
Afolo80108/
Afilo8038/
Efulo8025/
Ofulo804/
Afoulous77309/
Asfulloh775/
Affouloh771/
Afoula73119/
Gafula7354/
Ofuelo7335/
Hafula7321/
Afolou7312/
Afulau7311/
Effulo7311/
Afusla733/
Affolo733/
Afhula731/
Aifolo731/
Ofeulo731/
Afiloi731/
Afaula731/
Afoluo731/
Afuela731/
Afoolo731/
Aafula731/
Apfula731/
Afuila731/
Afoullous719/
Ofoulou6739/
Gafoula6724/
Apfoula676/
Affolou676/
Adfaula675/
Afoullouss674/
Ofueluo674/
Affoula673/
Asfoula671/
Afoulah671/
Afulaha671/

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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 Afulo
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