Awofadeju Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awofadeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awofadeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4611:384,25820,336
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Awofadeju (11) may also be a first name.

Awofadeju Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awofadeju has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Awofadeju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awofadeju? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awofadeju is the 595,654th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Awofadeju reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awofadeju is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 384,258. In Nigeria Awofadeju is most numerous in: Osun, where 43 percent live, Oyo, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Awofadeju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Awofadeju earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.8% more than the national average, earning $73,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awofuadeju951/
Owofadeju89311/
Awofadeji8936/
Awofedeju891/
Owofiadeju841/
Awaofadeji841/
Awfadaju821/
Owofadeji7813/
Owufadeju784/
Owofadeyu781/
Ofudeju751/
Aufadeji711/
Afadji6726/
Afadjo675/
Afudju672/
Owofodeje671/
Ohwofadje671/
Avwadjuyo671/
Ayifadjou671/
Afadja671/

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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
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  • 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 Awofadeju
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