Abdul-Rafiu Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Abdul-Rafiu Surname
For the meaning of this name, see: Abdul.
The meaning of this surname is not listed.
Abdul-Rafiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Abdul-Rafiu (186) may also be a first name.
Abdul-Rafiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdul-Rafiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abdul-Rafiu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdul-Rafiu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,484,726th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Abdul-Rafiu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdul-Rafiu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdul-Rafiu is also the 667,122nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 186 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Abdul-Rafiu is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 33 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Kwara, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Abdul-Rafiu
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