Affolabi Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Affolabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Affolabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1331:9,1221,268
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Affolabi (722) may also be a first name.

Affolabi Last Name Facts

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

Affolabi occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Affolabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Affolabi is the 322,243rd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Affolabi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 307,094th most frequent forename globally It is held by 722 people.

The last name Affolabi is most common in Benin, where it is held by 1,133 people, or 1 in 9,122. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau Department, where 68 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 12 percent live and Littoral Department, where 5 percent live. Besides Benin Affolabi exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Affolabi
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