Aphanou Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Aphanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aphanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1241:186,0588,172
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Aphanou Last Name Facts

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

Aphanou occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aphanou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aphanou is the 1,581,912th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Aphanou live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 186,058. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 51 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 30 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aphanoux931/
Apanou923/
Aphanu921/
Appanou861/
Aphanoh861/
Apano8396/
Apanu8369/
Aphainut8011/
Afanou778,227/
Apangu775,405/
Apango771,614/
Apanui77139/
Aphana7770/
Appanu779/
Apanoi777/
Aponou777/
Apanue774/
Apanop774/
Hapano772/
Apanus772/
Aupano772/
Apanno771/
Apauno771/
Aspanu771/
Apanuu771/
Apaano771/
Azpano771/
Affanou712,980/
Afannou71161/
Apaangu7156/
Apounou7118/
Apangau7113/
Apanyio7113/
Aupanno7111/
Asphana7111/
Apponou7111/
Aipatno7110/
Hapanus716/
Haphana716/
Gapango714/
Aphanye714/
Apaniyo714/
Aipango714/
Aifanou713/
Afainou712/
Aïfanou711/
Ophanos711/
Gaypano711/
Apanuis711/
Appanno711/
Appanoi711/
Appannu711/
Gapannu711/
Aponnou711/
Apongou711/
Apohngo711/
Appangu711/
Aphaney711/
Aphanay711/
Afaynou711/
Apana674,771/
Afanu67737/
Apono67528/
Opano67293/
Affannou67149/
Haphanna67109/
Afano6778/
Aifannou6730/
Aîfannou6729/
Aïfannou6717/
Houfanou679/
Affainou676/
Auppanno671/
Afangnou671/
Gapounou671/
Aapphana671/
Ahafonau671/
Apannaus671/
Opanu671/
Otphanot671/
Affaïnou671/
Apaño671/
Aponu671/
Appeanus670/

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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
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  • 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 Aphanou
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