Adefu Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Adefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Adefu (15) may also be a first name.
Adefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Adefu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Adefu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Adefu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adefu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adefu is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
Adefu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Adefu is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 79 percent are found and Benue, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adefus | 91 | 20 | / |
| Adiefu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Adaefu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gadefu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Adefush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adaehfu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adifu | 80 | 292 | / |
| Adofu | 80 | 263 | / |
| Edefu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Adafu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Odefu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Audefaux | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hadafu | 73 | 125 | / |
| Edeifu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Adiofu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Adofou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gadifu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adifou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adoffou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hadafuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Adephus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hedefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adiofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heidefuß | 62 | 8 | / |
| Odofu | 60 | 18 | / |
| Edafu | 60 | 10 | / |
| Edifu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Odafu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Odyfu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Heidefuss | 57 | 10 | / |
| Odiofu | 55 | 17 | / |
| Edafou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Odifou | 55 | 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 Adefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis