Amafu Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Amafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Amafu (14) may also be a first name.
Amafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amafu has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Amafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Amafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amafu is the 554,992nd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name Amafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amafu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amafu is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Amafu is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamafu | 91 | 202 | / |
| Amafou | 91 | 180 | / |
| Amaefu | 91 | 102 | / |
| Amafeu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Amaafu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Amafui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amadfu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amadfou | 83 | 102 | / |
| Amaffou | 83 | 69 | / |
| Hamafou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gamafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amazfou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ammaefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamafus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamafud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Omafu | 80 | 801 | / |
| Amefu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Emafu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Amofu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hamadfou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Amahfouz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ahamafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amahfoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadfud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadfou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaimafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emeafu | 73 | 268 | / |
| Amuofu | 73 | 74 | / |
| Amefou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aamefu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amoufu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Emafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Omatfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hammadfou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hamadfouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoffou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Amoifou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amaphut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoufou | 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 Amafu
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