Adefeye Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Adefeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
Adefeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adefeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adefeye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adefeye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,967,751st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Adefeye are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Adefeye is primarily found in: Ondo, where 61 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Adefeye exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adefuye | 86 | 1,657 | / |
| Adefaye | 86 | 334 | / |
| Adefoye | 86 | 44 | / |
| Adefiye | 86 | 23 | / |
| Edefeye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Adefioye | 80 | 4,920 | / |
| Adefoiye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adefuyee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adefuoye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Adefouye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adefhoye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odefey | 77 | 217 | / |
| Adefie | 77 | 77 | / |
| Adefoy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Adeffioye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Adeefioye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Adefuyi | 71 | 174 | / |
| Adefayi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gadefay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Adefeha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Adefioy | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adefiyo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Adefiyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Adefayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Odefeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Adefuyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Adefejo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Edafeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefuje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adeifei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adefioya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Adifioye | 67 | 4 | / |
| 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 Adefeye
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