Adefila Surname

53,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adefila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,3911:18,8631,749
England661:844,21344,691
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Adefila (233) may also be a first name.

Adefila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adefila has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,542nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 764,374 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adefila are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 587,225th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 233 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9,391 people, or 1 in 18,863. In Nigeria Adefila is most numerous in: Kwara, where 23 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Ondo, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Adefila exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Adefila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

Adefila earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.8% less than the national average, earning $22,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adefiola9362/
Hadefila938/
Adeefila936/
Adefilat936/
Adetfila933/
Adefilia933/
Adefiela933/
Adefela86134/
Odefila8683/
Adefula8613/
Adafila8613/
Adefile8611/
Adefilo865/
Adifila862/
Adefulo712/
Odafila711/
Gadefele671/
Hadifullah591/
Odifili5784/
Gadifele53142/
Gadifeli531/
Eudofilio501/

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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 Adefila
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