Afolaby Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Afolaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afolaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Afolaby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afolaby is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afolaby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afolaby is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Afolaby are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Afolaby Last Name Statistics demography

Afolaby earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

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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 Afolaby
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