Afum Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Afum (38) may also be a first name.

Afum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afum has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afum is the 161,453rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,702,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afum reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,543. Excluding Ghana Afum exists 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% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Affum8910,373/
Afoum8932/
Afume898/
Aefum894/
Afgum891/
Afaum891/
Affoum80249/
Affume801/
Adfoum801/
Afoume801/
Afun754,247/
Ofum751,187/
Afom75242/
Efum7521/
Affusim7317/
Affoume733/
Effum671,054/
Afune67484/
Offum67402/
Afoun67372/
Ofume67352/
Affun67304/
Afung67207/
Afgun6748/
Hafun6716/
Afoom6713/
Afunc6710/
Aifun675/
Affom675/
Afusn675/
Ayfun674/
Afund672/
Gafun672/
Afaun672/
Afunk672/
Gofum671/
Afuin671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis