Adefe Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Adefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Adefe (50) may also be a first name.
Adefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adefe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adefe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Adefe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 50 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 29 percent are found, Ondo, where 19 percent are found and Oyo, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Adefe
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