Afolaji Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Afolaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 111 | 1:1,595,881 | 59,722 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Afolaji (10) may also be a first name.
Afolaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afolaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Afolaji has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Afolaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Afolaji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afolaji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Afolaji is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.
The last name Afolaji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 1,595,881. In Nigeria Afolaji is most prevalent in: Osun, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Ogun, where 23 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afolai | 92 | 16 | / |
| Afolaju | 86 | 38 | / |
| Afolayi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Afolasi | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ofolaji | 86 | 6 | / |
| Afolagi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Afolayio | 80 | 3 | / |
| Adfolaju | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afolau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Afalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afalaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afolay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afolayo | 71 | 214 | / |
| Afolaya | 71 | 59 | / |
| Ofolaju | 71 | 55 | / |
| Afolaye | 71 | 32 | / |
| Afolase | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afolayu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afolojo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afolaha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Afoloya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afoulay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afalaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolosi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoleje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afolayah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Afolayad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afolayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aafolaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afolayoh | 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 Afolaji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis