Alufo Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Alufo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alufo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Alufo (62) may also be a first name.

Alufo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alufo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Alufo.

How Common Is The Last Name Alufo? popularity and diffusion

Alufo is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. Alufo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Alufo live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 62 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Enugu, where 10 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alufuo9154/
Galufo9119/
Aluffo9116/
Alufoa9112/
Aliufo917/
Alufoo917/
Halufo914/
Alaufo912/
Alufoh911/
Galuffo83160/
Aloufou8330/
Alufooa832/
Alufoph831/
Aliufoo831/
Alouvfo831/
Aluufoo831/
Ailufoo831/
Alufa801,327/
Alifo801,006/
Olufo8011/
Alloufou77154/
Galluffo7766/
Aloufouh771/
Aloufa73165/
Alufah73119/
Alaufa7333/
Alufaa7312/
Galufa7311/
Halufa739/
Alufha735/
Halifo732/
Alhufa732/
Alifoo732/
Alufat731/
Allufa731/
Aliefo731/
Elufoo731/
Aliffo730/
Allouffou7120/
Ahloufous711/
Eliufoo671,193/
Alloufa677/
Haloufa673/
Aloufah671/
Halufas671/
Allifou671/
Alouffa671/
Haliufa671/

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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 Alufo
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