Alufo Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Alufo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alufo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alufo is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name Alufo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Alufo reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 62 people.
Alufo is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 45 percent reside, Enugu, where 10 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alufuo | 91 | 54 | / |
| Galufo | 91 | 19 | / |
| Aluffo | 91 | 16 | / |
| Alufoa | 91 | 12 | / |
| Aliufo | 91 | 7 | / |
| Alufoo | 91 | 7 | / |
| Halufo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Alaufo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Alufoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Galuffo | 83 | 160 | / |
| Aloufou | 83 | 30 | / |
| Alufooa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Alufoph | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aliufoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alouvfo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aluufoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ailufoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alufa | 80 | 1,327 | / |
| Alifo | 80 | 1,006 | / |
| Olufo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Alloufou | 77 | 154 | / |
| Galluffo | 77 | 66 | / |
| Aloufouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aloufa | 73 | 165 | / |
| Alufah | 73 | 119 | / |
| Alaufa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Alufaa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Galufa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Halufa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alufha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Halifo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alhufa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alifoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alufat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Allufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aliefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elufoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aliffo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Allouffou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ahloufous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliufoo | 67 | 1,193 | / |
| Alloufa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haloufa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aloufah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halufas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haliufa | 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 Alufo
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