Alofin Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alofin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alofin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Alofin Last Name Facts

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

Alofin is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alofin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alofin are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Alofin is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Alofin is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 74 percent live, Ogun, where 11 percent live and Oyo, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allofin924/
Aloffin923/
Alhofin920/
Gallofin86513/
Galoffin861/
Olofin835,280/
Alafin83343/
Alefin835/
Alofen833/
Galloffin801/
Alaafin77156/
Oloofin7715/
Alhofen7715/
Galafin7712/
Oloyfin774/
Oloufin774/
Olofinn773/
Alhafin772/
Oloffin772/
Alophin771/
Allafin771/
Alafina771/
Alohvin771/
Alaufin771/
Halafin771/
Gallafin713/
Gallofen712/
Aliafing711/
Olouffin711/
Galafina711/
Alassfin711/
Alafinova6764/
Elefin6762/
Olafin6718/
Oloifn673/
Alefen673/
Alafyn671/
Olofen671/
Elafin671/
Galliofen671/
Olefin671/
Olofim671/

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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 Alofin
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