Afodun Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afodun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Afodun 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
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
England21:27,859,030389,889

Afodun Last Name Facts

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

Afodun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afodun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Afodun occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afodun live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kwara, where 52 percent reside, Oyo, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, 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
Afodeun921/
Ofodun835/
Affoudoun801/
Ofodung776/
Ofoedun774/
Offodun771/
Affodon771/
Affoudon713/
Ofodum67458/
Efedun676/
Offodum6248/
Ofoudum621/
Aphaadun5748/
Oiphadung5324/
Atphadung534/
Aiwphadung509/
Ooyphadung504/
Ofudum502/
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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 Afodun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis