Afulayan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Afulayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Afulayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afulayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afulayan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Afulayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afulayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Afulayan are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Afulayan is mostly found in: Ekiti, where 69 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afolayan | 88 | 46,134 | / |
| Afilayan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Afulayin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afollayan | 82 | 10 | / |
| Affolayan | 82 | 5 | / |
| Aafolayan | 82 | 5 | / |
| Afoolayan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Afolayhan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Afolayanh | 82 | 2 | / |
| Afolayann | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afolayn | 80 | 12 | / |
| Afolayon | 75 | 234 | / |
| Afolayin | 75 | 85 | / |
| Afolayun | 75 | 60 | / |
| Afolayen | 75 | 52 | / |
| Afoloyan | 75 | 36 | / |
| Afoleyan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ofolayan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Afolajan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Afuleyin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Afilayon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aafolayn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afoluyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atfullahjan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Afolain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Afolajin | 63 | 26 | / |
| Ofoleyan | 63 | 10 | / |
| Afouloum | 50 | 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 Afulayan
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