Fafoye Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fafoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fafoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533

Fafoye Last Name Facts

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

Fafoye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafoye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fafoye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Fafoye is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 1,100,266. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live.

Fafoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fafoye surname is predominantly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fafoe918/
Fafye911/
Faifoe834/
Fafaye834/
Fafiye832/
Fafoya830/
Faifoue771/
Fafie7344/
Fafay7330/
Fafou7315/
Fafee738/
Fafei732/
Fafae731/
Fafoi731/
Fofoy731/
Faifeu6736/
Fofoya6710/
Fafaya6710/
Faafeu679/
Faafoi677/
Fafeyi676/
Faifou674/
Faffou674/
Vafaye673/
Fafaee672/
Fafuyi672/
Fafayi672/
Fafoua672/
Fafeeh671/
Fafaei671/
Fafiei671/
Fafeut671/
Faffae671/
Fefoyo671/
Fayfou671/
Fefuye671/
Faizfayez671/
Fahfou671/
Faffie671/
Fafayu671/
Fafiya671/
Fafeys671/
Faffey670/
Faffay670/

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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 Fafoye
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