Adefi Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Israel

Adefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Israel221:388,98331,283
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adefi (45) may also be a first name.

Adefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adefi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefi? popularity and diffusion

Adefi is the 975,866th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Adefi live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adefi is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 801,551. In Nigeria Adefi is primarily found in: Oyo, where 49 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Ogun, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Adefi Last Name Statistics demography

Adefi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adefie9177/
Hadefi9115/
Adiefi918/
Adefio917/
Adeffi912/
Adefai911/
Adefioy836/
Adefihe831/
Adeifei831/
Adieffi831/
Adeyfio831/
Adefe80114/
Adefa8049/
Adafi8040/
Edefi8016/
Adifi808/
Adofi806/
Odefi804/
Adyfi801/
Adeife73574/
Hadifi73438/
Adeifa73129/
Hadafi7382/
Adiefe7365/
Addofi7327/
Aïdofi7326/
Aidofi7325/
Ahdifi7315/
Adiffi7311/
Hodefi7310/
Odeifi7310/
Adaifi7310/
Adefes734/
Adoffi734/
Hadjfi733/
Hedefi732/
Adeyfa732/
Adaefe732/
Adhifi732/
Addafi731/
Aîdofi731/
Aydafi731/
Adeefa731/
Adeffe731/
Adifie731/
Adehfa731/
Adefet731/
Adefoy730/
Edewfei67525/
Addaafi6717/
Gadefay6714/
Adefaja6710/
Aydefer679/
Aidoffi677/
Adiefeh676/
Hadhafi675/
Godefai673/
Aïdoffi673/
Haddafi672/
Hadeefa672/
Addifai671/
Hodeffi671/
Eddeifi671/
Goudefi671/
Hadaffi671/
Gaddifi671/
Adaffie671/
Godefoi671/
Adefahy671/

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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
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  • 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 Adefi
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