Afelumo Surname

290,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afelumo Surname User-submission:

The Alefumo surname was a name given to a group of warriors when they came upon their enemies suddenly. The full name is 'Afélūmō bí ōyé'.

Afelumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2791:138,5018,923
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Afelumo (36) may also be a first name.

Afelumo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alefumo surname was a name given to a group of warriors when they came upon their enemies suddenly. The full name is 'Afélūmō bí ōyé'.

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Afelumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afelumo occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afelumo.

How Common Is The Last Name Afelumo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,533rd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,529,246 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Afelumo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afelumo is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 36 people.

The last name Afelumo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,279 people, or 1 in 138,501. In Nigeria Afelumo is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 52 percent reside, Ekiti, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Afelumo Last Name Statistics demography

Afelumo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afelumoh931/
Afeleumo931/
Afelomo8628/
Afeluma861/
Aphelumoh753/
Afolimo71328/
Afalimo71157/
Afeloma711/
Afaluma711/
Afelima711/
Afalouma671/
Afalima574/
Ofelima573/
Efolimou531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afelumo
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