Afolab Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Afolab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Afolab (15) may also be a first name.
Afolab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afolab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afolab is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afolab? popularity and diffusion
Afolab is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Afolab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Afolab live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afolab is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Afolab is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 32 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Kwara, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Afolab
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