Afunu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Afunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afunu (121) may also be a first name.
Afunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afunu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Afunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Afunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afunu is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Afunu are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 121 people.
The last name Afunu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 40 percent live, Yobe, where 40 percent live and Benue, where 20 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afunui | 91 | 12 | / |
| Afungu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aufunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afounou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Afeunui | 83 | 8 | / |
| Afoungu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afuhnui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayfeunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Efunu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Afonu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ofunu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Afinu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Affounou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Afounout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoungou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efeunu | 73 | 211 | / |
| Aphunu | 73 | 103 | / |
| Offunu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Efaunu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ofungu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hafinu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Afinui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Effeunu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ofonu | 60 | 35 | / |
| Ofinu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Offonu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Afonou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ofienu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aphinu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Affonou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Afoonou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hafinou | 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 Afunu
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