Alafua Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Alafua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alafua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alafua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alafua is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Alafua.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Alafua is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Alafua live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Alafua is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 52 percent live and Delta, where 48 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and American Samoa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galafua921/
Aulafua921/
Aleafuah862/
Alabua8313/
Alafuo837/
Alefua831/
Halabua778/
Alauwba771/
Aulavua771/
Olofua67119/
Alabwa6738/
Alavuo6728/
Alabuo6724/
Alabba6711/
Alavva673/
Elofua671/

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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 Alafua
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