Afadama Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afadama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afadama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afadama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afadama is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afadama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Afadama are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Afadama is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 78 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afadamah9322/
Afadema8621/
Afadameh8015/
Afoudama802/
Afademai801/
Afademo718/
Efedama715/
Efedoma5744/
Afodome571/
Efedhoma53270/
Efedohma531/
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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 Afadama
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