Erifolami Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Erifolami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erifolami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Benin61:1,722,60061,769

Erifolami (10) may also be a first name.

Erifolami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erifolami is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erifolami? popularity and diffusion

Erifolami is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Erifolami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erifolami reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Erifolami is mostly found in: Lagos, where 51 percent reside, Ekiti, where 28 percent reside and Ogun, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orifolami8928/
Erefolami897/
Erofolami891/
Ariefolami841/
Irefolami784/
Orifalami783/
Oriflam75580/
Oriflame713,759/
Ari Foulama701/
Oriflamee674/
Arfolomei671/
Arif Alam671/
Orflam671/
Arifalimi671/

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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 Erifolami
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