Adafin Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5881:301,26316,819
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England51:11,143,612252,590
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Adafin (29) may also be a first name.

Adafin Last Name Facts

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

Adafin is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adafin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Adafin live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adafin is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Adafin is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 588 people, or 1 in 301,263. In Nigeria Adafin is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 68 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Adafin is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Adafin Last Name Statistics demography

Adafin earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.57% more than the national average, earning $60,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Addafin921/
Adefin8356/
Odafin8348/
Adofin8317/
Edafin8316/
Adafim831/
Adofina77329/
Adafeen771/
Hedafin770/
Odofin677,727/
Odafen67224/
Odefin675/
Edofin673/
Edefin671/
Odoffin62131/
Ododfin625/
Odoofin624/
Oidofin622/
Odeffin621/
Odofink621/
Oodofin621/
Oduoffin572/
Adoufeng571/
Edeifien571/
Headefen570/
Odofn553/
Odofen505/
Odofim501/
Odoifn501/

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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 Adafin
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