Afolayon Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Afolayon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afolayon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256

Afolayon (12) may also be a first name.

Afolayon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afolayon is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afolayon? popularity and diffusion

Afolayon is the 1,064,392nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. Afolayon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Afolayon reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 757,020. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 31 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Kwara, where 17 percent live.

Afolayon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

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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 Afolayon
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