Adefaloye Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adefaloye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Adefaloye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Adefaloye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adefaloye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Adefaloye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefaloye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Adefaloye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Adefaloye reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Adefaloye is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Adefaloye is most numerous in: Ondo, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria Adefaloye exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adefalou82159/
Adefalujo78194/
Adefaleja783/
Adefaluyo783/
Adeffalou781/
Adefalojo781/
Adefolou712/
Adefoulou67138/
Adefolayo6733/
Adefolawe6717/
Adefolayu671/
Adefolojo671/
Adifalau591/
Adefolau591/
Adefolaju562,196/
Adefolaji5670/
Adefolaha563/
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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 Adefaloye
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