Amafo Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Amafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amafo (22) may also be a first name.
Amafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amafo has its highest incidence in Suriname. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amafo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amafo is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Amafo is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Amafo reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 22 people.
The surname Amafo is most frequent in Suriname, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 29,085. Not including Suriname this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amafou | 91 | 180 | / |
| Amafoh | 91 | 13 | / |
| Amaffo | 91 | 10 | / |
| Amadfo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hamafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amadfou | 83 | 102 | / |
| Amaffou | 83 | 69 | / |
| Hamafou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Amazfou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gamafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamadfo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ammaffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amafa | 80 | 331 | / |
| Omafo | 80 | 73 | / |
| Emafo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Amofo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Amefo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hamadfou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Amahfouz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amahfoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahamafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadfou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaimafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emafoh | 73 | 54 | / |
| Amafah | 73 | 51 | / |
| Gamofo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Omaifo | 73 | 26 | / |
| Amafeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Emaifo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Amefou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Amoffo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Emeafo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amafaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Amoifo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Emmafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atmafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amapho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amoefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hammadfou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hamadfood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoffou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Amoifou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goumafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimoefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoiffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amafass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaimafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emeafou | 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 Amafo
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