Aladefa Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aladefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aladefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Aladefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aladefa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aladefa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Aladefa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Aladefa is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 84 percent live, Osun, where 7 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aladeifa93101/
Alhadefa931/
Algadeyfa881/
Oladefa861/
Aladefo861/
Aladaifa802/
Allodefa801/
Alhadhifa752/
Oladefo712/
Aladifi711/
Oladifa711/
Alhadifi674/
Aladofei671/
Algadife671/
Alhadhifi6321/
Alaadiffy6310/
Alhaidifi631/
Alhadaifi631/
Oladifo571/
Oladafo571/
Ouledhifa501/
Alhodaifi501/

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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 Aladefa
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