Afolaya Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afolaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afolaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
England11:55,718,059489,080

Afolaya Last Name Facts

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

Afolaya is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afolaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Afolaya live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Afolaya is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Afolaya is most common in: Lagos, where 31 percent are found, Ekiti, where 28 percent are found and Kwara, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Afolaya is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afolayah9316/
Afolayad932/
Afolayau931/
Aafolaya931/
Afolya921/
Afolay921/
Afolayo86214/
Afolaye8632/
Afolayi8613/
Afalaya864/
Afolayu864/
Afolaha863/
Afoloya862/
Afoulay861/
Afola831,076/
Afoly831/
Afolayio803/
Afolayoh801/
Afoley77421/
Afoula77119/
Afuola7772/
Afolai7716/
Afolau777/
Affola774/
Afalaa774/
Afoola773/
Afohla771/
Afolia771/
Asfoly771/
Afolly771/
Afolla771/
Afolaji71112/
Afolaju7138/
Afallay719/
Apfoula716/
Afeliya716/
Affelay714/
Affoula713/
Ofolaye713/
Afalaye713/
Afulayo712/
Afalayo712/
Afelaye711/
Afoleyo711/
Afulaye711/
Afeelay711/
Afolawe711/
Afulaha711/
Affouly711/
Hafoley710/
Afala67218/
Afoli67149/
Afole67135/
Afaly6713/
Ofola6710/
Adfolaju672/
Affoulia671/

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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
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  • 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 Afolaya
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