Afalabi Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afalabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afalabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Afalabi (22) may also be a first name.

Afalabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afalabi (Marathi: अफलबी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afalabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afalabi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afalabi is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Afalabi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 1,703,296. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 17 percent reside, Ekiti, where 13 percent reside and Kano, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afalabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afalabi in the Marathi language
अफलबीaphalabi44.44
अफजलबीaphajalabi22.22
आफलबीaphalabi11.11
अफालबीाकaphalabiaka11.11
आफलाबीaphalabi11.11

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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 Afalabi
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