Ayofemi Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayofemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayofemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ayofemi (94) may also be a first name.

Ayofemi Last Name Facts

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

Ayofemi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayofemi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ayofemi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria Ayofemi is most frequent in: Oyo, where 62 percent live, Ekiti, where 18 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayefemi8611/
Ayafemi861/
Oufemi7710/
Aefemi774/
Yefemi773/
Aifemi771/
Oyafemi71173/
Ayefimi7192/
Ajefemi7172/
Oyefemi7168/
Ojofemi7119/
Ayifimi7110/
Awefemi719/
Ijafemi718/
Ajifemi712/
Eyifemi712/
Eyefemi711/
Afeamai711/
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 Ayofemi
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