Afolabi Surname

2,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afolabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afolabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria213,2551:831100
Togo2,3101:3,138456
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
England1,1271:49,4396,149
United States7111:509,78842,749
Benin4381:23,5973,174
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Ireland651:72,4454,480
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
France381:1,747,966156,445
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Austria281:304,12334,120
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Gambia161:120,216304
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Congo81:623,63715,053
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Afolabi (31,310) may also be a first name.

Afolabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afolabi (Russian: Афолаби) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afolabi.

How Common Is The Last Name Afolabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,516th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,099 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Afolabi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,004th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 31,310 people.

The last name Afolabi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 213,255 people, or 1 in 831. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 20 percent reside, Osun, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Afolabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Afolabi last name are 40.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Afolabi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.13% less than the national average, earning R 59,100 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afolabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afolabi in the Russian language
Афолабиafolabi-

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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 Afolabi
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