de Afonso Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Afonso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Afonso Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2271:943,05933,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

de Afonso Last Name Facts

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

de Afonso is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Afonso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Afonso reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 943,059. In Brazil de Afonso is most numerous in: Bahia, where 35 percent are found, São Paulo, where 19 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Affonso9532/
Deafonso941/
de Fonso941/
do Afonso893/
da Afonso891/
Defonso88124/
de Afonsia841/
de Affonco841/
di Fonso82566/
de Fonzo8250/
Deffonso826/
de Vanso821/
de Fonse820/
Defons805/
de Fonzio784/
de Founes781/
de Founès781/
de Avanso781/
Defonzo75251/
Difonso75231/
Defonsi7534/
Dafonsa7513/
Defonse7513/
Dafonzo754/
Devanso753/
Dafonsi751/
Dafunso751/
de Vans751/
Deavons751/
di Fonzo713,308/
de Finis711,218/
de Fanis71258/
Dofonsou71233/
de Funes7150/
de Vains7149/
Defeñoso7122/
de Fonce7120/
de Fønss7114/
Diffonso7114/
de Evans718/
Defonsey714/
Dfons713/
da Fonse713/
da Vanso712/
Dephonso711/
Deavanso711/
de Vanes711/
de Fenis711/
Daffonsa711/
di Fonsi711/
de Funès711/
Deavoans711/
Deafinis711/
de Venso711/
Defonzio711/
Dafonzio711/
Defownos710/
de Vians710/
Dafnis67987/
Dafnos67164/
Devans67146/
Doffonsou6795/
Defuns6788/
Dafnas6749/
Devons6742/
Dafnäs6725/
Defins6723/
Dofonssou675/
Defens674/
de Vaynes673/
da Fonsea672/
Defans672/
de Finnis672/
Doufonsou671/
da Fhonsa671/
Dafonseea671/
Dafins671/
de Vannes671/
Dafonssia671/
Dahffonsa671/
de Havens670/
Davons670/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Afonso
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