Adafala Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Adafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Adafala Last Name Facts

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

Adafala is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adafala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adafala live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Adafala is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Adafala is most numerous in: Oyo, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeafala931/
Adefala86907/
Adafaly861/
Adafale861/
Gadafale802/
Gadhafale751/
Adefela71134/
Adefola71126/
Edefala713/
Adefalo713/
Godafale6710/
Adefolau671/
Adefolaha633/
Adeifeola633/
Adeffalou631/
Adofoli57561/
Odefola574/
Adofoly571/
Adefolou532/
Godafolo531/
Addofoley501/
Adoufouli501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Adafala
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