Alofan Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Alofan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 145 | 1:71,280 | 8,604 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Alofan (14) may also be a first name.
Alofan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alofan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alofan occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alofan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alofan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alofan is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Alofan is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 71,280. In Benin Alofan is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 50 percent live, Zou Department, where 34 percent live and Littoral Department, where 8 percent live. Excluding Benin it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allofan | 92 | 49 | / |
| Aloufan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alofane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Alafan | 83 | 145 | / |
| Alofon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alefan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alafgan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Aliafan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Alhafan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Allafan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alafain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Galafan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alaffan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alefain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alafang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helofan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Allefan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alasfand | 71 | 8 | / |
| Alhaffan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Galafaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gallafan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alliafan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aelophan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alahafan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elefan | 67 | 638 | / |
| Alafam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olafan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alafon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elafan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alefon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allophant | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Alofan
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