Afum Surname
Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname
Afum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,563 | 1:10,543 | 1,407 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Afum (38) may also be a first name.
Afum Demographics
Average Afum Salary in
United States
$25,575 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Afum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afum is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Afum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afum is the 161,453rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,702,093 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afum are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.
Afum is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,543. Aside from Ghana Afum is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Afum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Afum last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.
Afum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affum | 89 | 10,373 | / |
| Afoum | 89 | 32 | / |
| Afume | 89 | 8 | / |
| Aefum | 89 | 4 | / |
| Afgum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Afaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Affoum | 80 | 249 | / |
| Affume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adfoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afun | 75 | 4,247 | / |
| Ofum | 75 | 1,187 | / |
| Afom | 75 | 242 | / |
| Efum | 75 | 21 | / |
| Affusim | 73 | 17 | / |
| Affoume | 73 | 3 | / |
| Effum | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Afune | 67 | 484 | / |
| Offum | 67 | 402 | / |
| Afoun | 67 | 372 | / |
| Ofume | 67 | 352 | / |
| Affun | 67 | 304 | / |
| Afung | 67 | 207 | / |
| Afgun | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hafun | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afoom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Afunc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aifun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Affom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afusn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayfun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afund | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gafun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afaun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afunk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gofum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuin | 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 Afum
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