Afolahan Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Afolahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Afolahan (41) may also be a first name.
Afolahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afolahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afolahan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afolahan? popularity and diffusion
Afolahan is the 1,144,405th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Afolahan reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afolahan is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Oyo, where 16 percent reside and Osun, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afolaahan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Afolaan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Afolaham | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afolan | 86 | 18 | / |
| Afoulan | 80 | 33 | / |
| Afolyan | 80 | 27 | / |
| Afolayn | 80 | 12 | / |
| Afoylan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Afolain | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afoulane | 75 | 19 | / |
| Afgolian | 75 | 7 | / |
| Afoillan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Afoulyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Affoulan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aafolayn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afolatin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afelan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Afalan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ofolan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Affoulane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoulanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afelean | 67 | 23 | / |
| Efoulan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asfalan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afolong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Afolahan
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