Alufayi Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Alufayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Alufayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alufayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alufayi has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alufayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,085,744th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Alufayi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi Alufayi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alufai | 92 | 17 | / |
| Alufayo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Alufaya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Alufeyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aloufeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alufoa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Alufaa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Olufayo | 71 | 1,413 | / |
| Alufeyo | 71 | 808 | / |
| Olufuyi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Olufeyi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alufiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alufeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alufoye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olufaio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alufooa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olufaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alufiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alufeyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alufeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oloufayo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aluvaiah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alufioye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alufojie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alufohia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aloufeye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Alufayi
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