Ayefemi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ayefemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayefemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ayefemi (22) may also be a first name.

Ayefemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayefemi occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayefemi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Ayefemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ayefemi reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Plateau Department, where 83 percent are found. Barring Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aefemi924/
Yefemi923/
Ayefimi8692/
Ajefemi8672/
Oyefemi8668/
Ayofemi8643/
Awefemi869/
Eyefemi861/
Ayafemi861/
Eufemi77279/
Aifemi771/
Oyafemi71173/
Ayifimi7110/
Ijafemi718/
Ejifemi713/
Eyifemi712/
Ajifemi712/
Afeamai711/
Oyefami711/
Haefemey671/
Eufhemio671/
Ayiffimi671/

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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 Ayefemi
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