Afuno Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afuno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Afuno (135) may also be a first name.

Afuno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afuno is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afuno? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Afuno is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Afuno reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuno is also the 797,647th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 135 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 58 percent reside, Adamawa, where 19 percent reside and Borno, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Afuno exists in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afunoi9113/
Afouno919/
Gafuno914/
Afunoa911/
Afungo911/
Afounou839/
Affouno839/
Afounno831/
Afuna80569/
Ofuno804/
Efuno803/
Affounou7715/
Afounout771/
Afoungou771/
Afoungoi771/
Afouna7328/
Gafuna7324/
Ofungo7311/
Aifuna739/
Hafuna736/
Afunga736/
Afinoh732/
Afuuna732/
Afonou732/
Afinho731/
Ofouno731/
Offuno731/
Afgunâ731/
Afinoi731/
Efunoh731/
Afonno731/
Afauna731/
Afounas67848/
Gafunga6749/
Hafouna676/
Haffino672/
Afaunga672/
Affonou672/
Ofoungo671/
Afounah671/
Hafinou671/
Afoonou671/
Afounga671/
Afienoh671/
Afaunas671/

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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 Afuno
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