Adefiyiju Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adefiyiju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefiyiju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Adefiyiju (11) may also be a first name.

Adefiyiju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adefiyiju is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Adefiyiju.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefiyiju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adefiyiju is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Adefiyiju are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adefiyiju is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Adefiyiju is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 61 percent reside, Lagos, where 31 percent reside and Delta, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Adefeyiju89124/
Adefiyuju891/
Adefiyiji891/
Adefiju8812/
Adefoju755/
Adiviju751/
Adefiowoju741/
Adefowju711/
Adefowoju67259/
Adefojuwo6751/
Adefowuju676/
Adefajuyi673/
Adefojuwe671/

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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 Adefiyiju
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