Adafa Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Adafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Adafa (12) may also be a first name.
Adafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adafa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adafa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 55 percent are found, Benue, where 26 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Adafa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and East Timor, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadafa | 91 | 27 | / |
| Gadafa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Adhafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hadafat | 83 | 10 | / |
| Adgafga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adafe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Adefa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Adafi | 80 | 40 | / |
| Edafa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Odafa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Adofa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Adafo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haddafah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gadafi | 73 | 3,732 | / |
| Adafer | 73 | 451 | / |
| Adeifa | 73 | 129 | / |
| Hadafi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Hadafe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ahdafy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Adaifi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adapha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hadofa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Adafyd | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gadafy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gadafe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Odafea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hadafo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asdafi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hedafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Adoufa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Edafea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adoifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adafis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adeyfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Odhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adeefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aydafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adehfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adafio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gadafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adhafy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adofah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Addafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aduifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Godafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haddadfat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafi | 67 | 16,920 | / |
| Gadaffi | 67 | 265 | / |
| Gadhafi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Addaafi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hodaifa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hadafuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hodayfa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hadhafi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Adaifes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haddafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hadeefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaddafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadaffy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adadfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adauffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adefahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadhafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadafhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadaffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Addotfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaffie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaadafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adoufat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adofach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadaafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadafis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadapha | 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
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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 Adafa
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