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
Afuro is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afuro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afuro reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 126 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 43 percent live, Bayelsa, where 42 percent live and Rivers, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Afuro is found 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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