Aufu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Aufu (19) may also be a first name.

Aufu Last Name Facts

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

Aufu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aufu is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Aufu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aufu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 19 people.

The surname Aufu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 70 percent are found, Jigawa, where 10 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ajufu89102/
Ayufu897/
Aufuh891/
Audfu891/
Afu864,013/
Ufu86114/
Ausfuh801/
Gufu751,837/
Afuh751,068/
Afuz75207/
Hafu75188/
Gafu75111/
Afui7562/
Uefu7544/
Afus7542/
Aifu7537/
Ufui7524/
Hufu7524/
Ayfu7523/
Afud7522/
Ufut7521/
Affu7521/
Usfu7514/
Afup7512/
Ufus758/
Oufu757/
Afut757/
Afuy755/
Upfu755/
Afuu755/
Ufou755/
Ufeu755/
Afuj755/
Utfu754/
Adfu753/
Uffu753/
Ufuu752/
Uyfu752/
Aafu752/
Uhfu752/
Ufuh751/
Ufuy751/
Awfu751/
Ufgu751/
Ufup751/
Ujfu751/
Azfu751/
Atfu751/
Ajefu67742/
Ayefu67702/
Ajifu67305/
Ijafu67196/
Hafuz6780/
Ejafu6743/
Ayafu6739/
Ahafu6724/
Gafui6723/
Iyafu6710/
Hafus6710/
Haifu6710/
Ayifu677/
Ajofu675/
Hafuj675/
Afush675/
Atfuh675/
Ufouh674/
Gaffu674/
Guffu674/
Usfus674/
Aifuz674/
Oufou674/
Ufout673/
Ayofu672/
Affui672/
Aifut672/
Hufus672/
Huifu672/
Haefu672/
Gajfu671/
Asfuh671/
Ussfu671/
Afust671/
Ajafu671/
Aefuy671/
Hufou671/
Gufuu671/
Haafu671/
Gahfu671/
Gafuh671/
Afuss671/
A'Afu671/
Adfuh671/
Auphu671/
Huofu671/
Houfu671/
Affut670/

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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 Aufu
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