Alafun Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alafun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alafun Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Alafun (154) may also be a first name.

Alafun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alafun (Hindi: अलफुन) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafun? popularity and diffusion

Alafun is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Alafun live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alafun is also the 740,891st most commonly used forename globally, held by 154 people.

Alafun is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 36 percent live, Ondo, where 27 percent live and Rivers, where 27 percent live. Barring Nigeria Alafun exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Ghana, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaafun921/
Alofun83340/
Alafum8313/
Alafon834/
Olafun833/
Alofune772/
Olaefun772/
Halafon771/
Aluofung712/
Olafusin711/
Olofun6728/
Elefun6711/
Alofon672/
Olafon671/
Alaphon6219/
Olaifon623/
Eluofun623/
Olaffon622/
Alaiphon5780/
Aulaiphon531/
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Alafun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alafun in the Hindi language
अलफुनalaphuna-

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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 Alafun
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