Amafan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Amafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amafan (Hindi: अमफान) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amafan? popularity and diffusion
Amafan is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Amafan occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Amafan live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Amafan is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamafan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Amafain | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amafon | 83 | 59 | / |
| Amhasfand | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amaffon | 77 | 39 | / |
| Amafoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amosfand | 71 | 25 | / |
| Ammaphan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Atmaphan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hamaphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emefan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Amefon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amofam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hammaphan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haemaphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomafon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hemofan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Amatphon | 57 | 333 | / |
| Homaphan | 57 | 11 | / |
| Otmaphan | 57 | 11 | / |
| Hemaphan | 57 | 9 | / |
| Amefounn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ammaphon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hemmaphan | 53 | 11 | / |
| Amoufoung | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haemophan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omofon | 50 | 3 | / |
| Emefon | 50 | 2 | / |
| Emofon | 50 | 1 | / |
Amafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amafan in the Hindi language | ||
| अमफान | amaphana | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Amafan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis