Fafila Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Fafila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Fáfila (1) are calculated separately.
Fafila (28) may also be a first name.
Fafila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fafila (Hindi: फफीला) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fáfila. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Fafila occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Fafila reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fafila is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 28 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 71 percent are found, Rivers, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 47 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fafila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fafila in the Hindi language | ||
| फफीला | phaphila | - |
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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 Fafila
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