Adefiola Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adefiola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefiola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
England41:13,929,515290,718

Adefiola (204) may also be a first name.

Adefiola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adefiola is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefiola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Adefiola are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 204 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Adefiola is most common in: Osun, where 47 percent reside, Ekiti, where 24 percent reside and Ondo, where 19 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adefila939,534/
Hadefila888/
Adefilat886/
Adeefila886/
Adefiela883/
Adefilia883/
Adetfila883/
Adeifeola823/
Adefela80134/
Odefila8083/
Adefilo805/
Adifila802/

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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 Adefiola
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