Abdulrafiu Surname

142,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulrafiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulrafiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1161:56,8494,277
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abdulrafiu (4,962) may also be a first name.

Abdulrafiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abdulrafiu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulrafiu? popularity and diffusion

Abdulrafiu is the 142,702nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,338,000 people. The last name Abdulrafiu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdulrafiu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abdulrafiu is also the 96,679th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 4,962 people.

The last name Abdulrafiu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,116 people, or 1 in 56,849. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kwara, where 30 percent reside, Oyo, where 16 percent reside and Kaduna, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Abdulrafiu exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Abdulrafiu
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