Alaafia Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alaafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alaafia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Alaafia (31) may also be a first name.

Alaafia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alaafia is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alaafia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Alaafia occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alaafia reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Alaafia is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Alaafia is mostly found in: Oyo, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 23 percent are found and Ogun, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Alaafia occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alafia922,948/
Allafia8633/
Alhafia8615/
Alafiah8614/
Algafia862/
Alafiaa862/
Halafia861/
Elaafia861/
Alasfia861/
Halaufia8058/
Alhafiha801/
Elafia77494/
Alefia77113/
Alafio7748/
Olafia7718/
Alofia774/
Haalaufia752/
Alhafiatt751/
Eliafia71407/
Golafia719/
Olafiaj715/
Helafia714/
Alefiah713/
Alaphia711/
Eulafia711/
Olafijai671/
Helayfia671/
Helaifia671/
Aleafeah671/

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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 Alaafia
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