Afun Surname

109,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Afun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7561:64,2754,728
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Japan251:5,113,77239,513
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Afun (520) may also be a first name.

Afun Last Name Facts

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

Afun (Russian: Афун) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,567th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,715,928 people. Afun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afun reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 370,386th most common first name on earth, held by 520 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,756 people, or 1 in 64,275. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 41 percent reside, Imo, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Afun is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Afun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Afun earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afune89484/
Afoun89372/
Affun89304/
Afung89207/
Afgun8948/
Hafun8916/
Afunc8910/
Aifun895/
Afusn895/
Ayfun894/
Afund892/
Afunk892/
Afaun892/
Gafun892/
Afuin891/
Affoun80291/
Afgoun80150/
Afutin80118/
Afoung8068/
Aifoun8024/
Afuing8022/
Afaune8021/
Afunne8010/
Asfaun808/
Afutyn806/
Hafoun806/
Afoune805/
Afaung803/
Gaffun802/
Awfung801/
Gayfun801/
Haifun801/
Aafune801/
Ahfung801/
Afuune801/
Afunhe801/
Hasfun801/
Aifung801/
Afum752,697/
Afon75907/
Ofun75206/
Efun75126/
Afón751/
Affoune7317/
Afougne7314/
Hayfoun739/
Haffoun735/
Hafoune734/
Afunova734/
Aaifoun732/
Aifoune732/
Haefeun732/
Afousen731/
Affaunt731/
Affgunn731/
Affum6710,373/
Afaunova67824/
Ofune67245/
Affon67234/
Afoon6756/
Afoum6732/
Aphun6731/
Hafon6730/
Aifon6720/
Hefun6715/
Aïfon6712/
Ofunn678/
Eafon676/
Ofoun675/
Gofun674/
Afounova673/
Ofung673/
Efeun672/
Ofuun672/
Offun672/
Ayfon671/
Aiffoune671/
Ofunk671/
Afaum671/
Ofgun671/
Hadfoune671/
Afoungue671/
Aafon671/
Ofaun670/

Afun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afun in the Russian language
Афунafun-

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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
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  • 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 Afun
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