Awofolaju Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Awofolaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 345 | 1:513,457 | 25,439 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Awofolaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awofolaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Awofolaju occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Awofolaju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 801,116th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Awofolaju live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 513,457. In Nigeria Awofolaju is most common in: Osun, where 62 percent reside, Oyo, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Awofolaju occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aofolaju | 94 | 237 | / |
| Awofolaji | 89 | 198 | / |
| Owofolaju | 89 | 94 | / |
| Awofoloju | 89 | 4 | / |
| Awufolaju | 89 | 3 | / |
| A'Ofolaju | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awofolaij | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ofolaju | 88 | 55 | / |
| Afolaju | 88 | 38 | / |
| Aofalaju | 82 | 1 | / |
| Aofolaji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Owofolaji | 78 | 7 | / |
| Owofulaju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Afolaji | 75 | 112 | / |
| Ofolaji | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aawofalaji | 74 | 1 | / |
| Afalajewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifalaju | 63 | 5 | / |
| Afalaje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Afoleje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aboufalou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Afleje | 53 | 17 | / |
| Aflleje | 50 | 234 | / |
| Avalaji | 50 | 8 | / |
| Ifaloju | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ovlloju | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ifelaje | 50 | 3 | / |
| Efelaji | 50 | 3 | / |
| Affleje | 50 | 1 | / |
| Avelaji | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ivalaji | 50 | 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 Awofolaju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis