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 last name Adafa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Adafa is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Adafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Adafa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally, held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Adafa is most numerous in: Taraba, where 55 percent live, Benue, where 26 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent live and East Timor, where 2 percent live.
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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