Adefaye Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Adefaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 333 | 1:531,960 | 26,148 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adefaye (11) may also be a first name.
Adefaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adefaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Adefaye is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adefaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 828,895th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adefaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adefaye is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
Adefaye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 531,960. In Nigeria Adefaye is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 45 percent reside, Ondo, where 30 percent reside and Ogun, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adefuye | 86 | 1,657 | / |
| Adefeye | 86 | 90 | / |
| Adefoye | 86 | 44 | / |
| Adefiye | 86 | 23 | / |
| Adefayi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gadefay | 86 | 14 | / |
| Adefayo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Adefahy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adefioye | 80 | 4,920 | / |
| Adefoiye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adefuyee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adefuoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Adefouye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adefhoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adefie | 77 | 77 | / |
| Adefai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adefoy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Adeefioye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Adeffioye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Adefajo | 71 | 526 | / |
| Adefuyi | 71 | 174 | / |
| Godefay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Adefaja | 71 | 10 | / |
| Adefeha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Adefuja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Adefiyo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adefioy | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adefiyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adefuyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adefejo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Edefeye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adefuje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adifayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adeifei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Audefaux | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adefioya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adifioye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adefuuja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adeufuyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adefioyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaudefoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adedfeji | 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
- 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 Adefaye
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