Andafa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Andafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Andafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294

Andafa Last Name Facts

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

Andafa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Andafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Andafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Andafa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Andafa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Andafa is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 45 percent are found, Delta, where 44 percent are found and Edo, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Andafa exists in one country. It is also common in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gandafa9270/
Gandaffa861/
Andefa8314/
Andofa836/
Andafe832/
Andafo831/
Andafis7723/
Handafi7715/
Gandafi774/
Handafo772/
Andafer771/
Gandapha711/
Gandaffe711/
Gandaufe711/
Andaffes710/
Ondafi67263/
Endafo6764/
Ondafe6760/
Achindofa676/
Andofe672/

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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 Andafa
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