Ayafe Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Ayafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 678 | 1:261,273 | 14,990 |
Ayafe (16) may also be a first name.
Ayafe Demographics
Ayafe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ayafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ayafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ayafe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayafe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 488,996th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayafe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
The surname Ayafe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 261,273. In Nigeria Ayafe is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 91 percent live, Kaduna, where 3 percent live and Plateau, where 2 percent live.
Ayafe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ayafe last name is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayaufe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ayafer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ayaf | 89 | 254 | / |
| Aafe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ayafieh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayofe | 80 | 1,135 | / |
| Iyafe | 80 | 705 | / |
| Ayfer | 80 | 601 | / |
| Ayafa | 80 | 222 | / |
| Ayafi | 80 | 210 | / |
| Ahyaf | 80 | 199 | / |
| Eyafe | 80 | 73 | / |
| Gayaf | 80 | 67 | / |
| Aaafe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Ayefe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Ayife | 80 | 21 | / |
| Hayaf | 80 | 14 | / |
| Haafe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ajafe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aafee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayfee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aysfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afe | 75 | 5,013 | / |
| Ayf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Eyaufe | 73 | 336 | / |
| Gayafi | 73 | 53 | / |
| Ayoofe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hayafa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hayfer | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ayafii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ajafeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayaffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayoffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayfee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyyafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayafaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayfey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ayeb | 67 | 3,009 | / |
| Afey | 67 | 2,791 | / |
| Ayew | 67 | 1,938 | / |
| Ayab | 67 | 792 | / |
| Ayav | 67 | 613 | / |
| Ayaw | 67 | 453 | / |
| Hafe | 67 | 431 | / |
| Affe | 67 | 387 | / |
| Ayev | 67 | 353 | / |
| Yefe | 67 | 258 | / |
| Aufe | 67 | 229 | / |
| Afee | 67 | 166 | / |
| Ayuf | 67 | 160 | / |
| Ajaf | 67 | 148 | / |
| Afea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Aife | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ayfa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Afei | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ayof | 67 | 22 | / |
| Aiaf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gayf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Aefe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyfe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Afhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aaif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hayf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aysf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aytf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahyf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayafaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aydf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayfetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaffey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayuffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayafij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayhiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayefeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfi | 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
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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 Ayafe
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