Adefala Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adefala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8491:208,64912,416
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England201:2,785,90397,972
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Adefala (19) may also be a first name.

Adefala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adefala (Russian: Адефала) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 390,407th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adefala are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 849 people, or 1 in 208,649. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria Adefala occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Adefala Last Name Statistics demography

Adefala earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $62,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adeafala931/
Adifala86267/
Adefela86134/
Adefola86126/
Adefale8633/
Adafala865/
Edefala863/
Adefalo863/
Adefalou80159/
Adifalau801/
Adefolau801/
Adefolaha753/
Adeifeola753/
Adeffalou751/
Odefali719/
Odefola714/
Odifala711/
Adefolou672/
Adefoulou63138/

Adefala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adefala in the Russian language
Адефалаadefala-

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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 Adefala
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