Apafo Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Apafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Apafo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Apafo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Apafo is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Apafo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apafo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 786,896th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Apafo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Outside of Ghana Apafo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apaufoo831/
Apafa801/
Apofo801/
Apaefa734/
Apeafa731/
Apefa604/
Apofa601/
Apefha5519/
Opaifa553/
Aphopho5012/
Apofahd504/
Gapapha501/
Ephapha501/

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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
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  • 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 Apafo
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