Awafung Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Awafung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 138 | 1:1,283,643 | 51,044 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Awafung (11) may also be a first name.
Awafung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awafung Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awafung occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awafung.
How Common Is The Last Name Awafung? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,478,479th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Awafung is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awafung reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awafung is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname Awafung is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria Awafung is primarily found in: Cross River, where 93 percent live, Ogun, where 2 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awaufung | 93 | 28 | / |
| Awfung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Awafong | 86 | 71 | / |
| Awofung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afung | 83 | 207 | / |
| Yaw Fung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afuang | 77 | 780 | / |
| Afoung | 77 | 68 | / |
| Afuing | 77 | 22 | / |
| Afunga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Afaung | 77 | 3 | / |
| Afungu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yafung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afungo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahfung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afueng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aifung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yafunga | 71 | 165 | / |
| Afunugo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Afunogu | 71 | 61 | / |
| Yafungu | 71 | 34 | / |
| Afuniga | 71 | 8 | / |
| Afunuga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Afoungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ah Fung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afaunga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afuango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afounga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awaoffiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awofong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afang | 67 | 947 | / |
| Afong | 67 | 387 | / |
| Ifung | 67 | 343 | / |
| Avang | 67 | 287 | / |
| Aphiwang | 67 | 242 | / |
| Aphawang | 67 | 156 | / |
| Ufung | 67 | 95 | / |
| Avaungwa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Afing | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ayafiang | 67 | 24 | / |
| Afeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Efung | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afunc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afungawa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uwaofing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aaffinog | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ofung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afunk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Avung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afunghwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afouanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awefunke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwafiong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoungoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoungou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuanegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuawung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afuingui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afounghe | 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 Awafung
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