Afulu Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Afulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Afulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afulu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afulu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afulu is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afulu live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Afulu is mostly found in: Arua District, where 83 percent live, Wakiso District, where 9 percent live and Kyankwanzi District, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafulu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Afulau | 91 | 11 | / |
| Gafulu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Affulu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Afoulou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afilu | 80 | 132 | / |
| Ofulu | 80 | 129 | / |
| Efulu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Afolu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Afoulous | 77 | 309 | / |
| Hafilu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Efoulu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aufilu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ofuleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gofulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ofullu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oifulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afoullous | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ofoulou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Afoullouss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aphuilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haufilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofuleue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphullu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofolu | 60 | 85 | / |
| Ofilu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ofielu | 55 | 166 | / |
| Afiliu | 55 | 72 | / |
| Ofoelu | 55 | 19 | / |
| Afolou | 55 | 12 | / |
| Afolau | 55 | 7 | / |
| Oufoullous | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oufoulouss | 53 | 1 | / |
| Affolou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Affoleu | 50 | 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 Afulu
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