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 last name Amafu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 554,992nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amafu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name on earth, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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