Adifala Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Adifala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adifala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2671:663,45630,992

Adifala (17) may also be a first name.

Adifala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adifala occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Adifala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adifala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname Adifala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adifala are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adifala is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name Adifala is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 663,456. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 85 percent reside, Oyo, where 7 percent reside and Ogun, where 4 percent reside.

Adifala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adifalau931/
Adefala86907/
Odifala861/
Adeafala801/
Adeifeola753/
Adefela71134/
Adefola71126/
Odufala7158/
Adefale7133/
Adufalo714/
Adefalo713/
Edefala713/
Adefalou67159/
Adefolau671/
Adefolaha633/
Adeffalou631/
Odefali579/
Odufola575/
Odefola574/
Edifolo571/
Adefolou532/
Adefoulou50138/

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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 Adifala
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