Afuro Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Afuro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Afuro (126) may also be a first name.
Afuro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afuro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afuro has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Afuro occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuro live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afuro is also the 829,183rd most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 126 people.
Afuro is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria Afuro is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 43 percent live, Bayelsa, where 42 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gafuro | 91 | 5 | / |
| Afuroj | 91 | 4 | / |
| Asfuro | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gafurro | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afourou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Afourot | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afourgo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gafuroi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aforo | 80 | 1,021 | / |
| Afura | 80 | 860 | / |
| Ofuro | 80 | 18 | / |
| Afiro | 80 | 15 | / |
| Efuro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afouroth | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gafourou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaffurro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Asfura | 73 | 397 | / |
| Afforo | 73 | 381 | / |
| Afiero | 73 | 93 | / |
| Afuera | 73 | 80 | / |
| Afiroh | 73 | 64 | / |
| Gafura | 73 | 62 | / |
| Efurho | 73 | 33 | / |
| Aforho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aforou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Afoura | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aforzo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Afuras | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aforoj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Auforo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Affura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afutra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afhura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afeura | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afurah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aforoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affiro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affouroud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aufiero | 67 | 2,525 | / |
| Asfoura | 67 | 431 | / |
| Hafiroh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hasfura | 67 | 43 | / |
| Afourah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Avfiero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Affoura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaffura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apfoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aufoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gofouro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efeuruo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuraha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaforoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafurah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafoura | 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 Afuro
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