Adafi Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Adafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Adafi (21) may also be a first name.
Adafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adafi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Adafi are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 21 people.
Adafi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 4,265,696. In Iran Adafi is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 67 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 28 percent live and Tehran Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Iran this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 45 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadafi | 91 | 3,732 | / |
| Hadafi | 91 | 82 | / |
| Adaifi | 91 | 10 | / |
| Asdafi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Adafis | 91 | 2 | / |
| Addafi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aydafi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adafio | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafi | 83 | 16,920 | / |
| Gadaffi | 83 | 265 | / |
| Gadhafi | 83 | 59 | / |
| Addaafi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Hadhafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Haddafi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaadafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gadafhi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hadafis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gadaafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gadafei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hadaffi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adaffie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adefi | 80 | 265 | / |
| Odafi | 80 | 208 | / |
| Adafa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Adafe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Edafi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Adofi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gaddaffi | 77 | 218 | / |
| Gaddhafi | 77 | 42 | / |
| Adafioyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gadhaffi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adhahfiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adafer | 73 | 451 | / |
| Eddafi | 73 | 205 | / |
| Adefie | 73 | 77 | / |
| Hadafe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Hadafa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Addofi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Aïdofi | 73 | 26 | / |
| Aidofi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ahdafy | 73 | 16 | / |
| Hadefi | 73 | 15 | / |
| Godafi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Adofio | 73 | 9 | / |
| Adafyd | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gadafy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gadafe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Edafie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Adoffi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Odaifi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Odafie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Adaefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adeffi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aîdofi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Edaifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adhafy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oudafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eddaifi | 67 | 293 | / |
| Adoffio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hadafuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aidoffi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hodayfi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hadoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aïdoffi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaddafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gadaffy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hodaifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouddafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adoufie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adaifes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hedaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeyfio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Addofio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adeifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadhafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adaffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gadaphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaddafe | 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 Adafi
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