Olaafa Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Olaafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olaafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3121:33,1274,331
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France11:66,422,722504,397

Olaafa Last Name Facts

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

Olaafa is found most in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olaafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olaafa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Olaafa is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 33,127. In Benin it is mostly found in: Plateau Department, where 72 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 15 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Olaafa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olahafa9270/
Olafa91716/
Olahaffa861/
Olaifa838,925/
Olaïfa8327/
Olaffa8311/
Olaefa8310/
Olaîfa839/
Oliafa837/
Olafau835/
Oleafa835/
Ollafa835/
Olafaj832/
Olafah831/
Olafat831/
Elaafa831/
Alaafa831/
Golafai7733/
Golafah7720/
Olafaya775/
Olaifai774/
Olaifah773/
Oliaifa772/
Olaifat772/
Holaifa771/
Olasfat771/
Aliaafa771/
Uolaifa771/
Oulaaffass751/
Alafa73647/
Olofa73241/
Olefa7396/
Olafi7361/
Olafe7319/
Elafa7313/
Ulafa739/
Olafo737/
Olafy732/
Alaasfad711/
Alaaafah711/
Alafat671,389/
Galafa671,099/
Allafa67250/
Alaffa67227/
Olaife67203/
Ulafat67178/
Alafah67109/
Alafaj6758/
Olaufe6742/
Alaufa6733/
Alafai6729/
Alafaî6726/
Elaifa6716/
Alazfa6714/
Olofai6711/
Aliafa679/
Oloffa677/
Halafa677/
Alafas677/
Alafaï676/
Alhafa676/
Oloufa675/
Alaifa675/
Alafaz674/
Ujlafa674/
Olafer673/
Alafaa673/
Alaafi673/
Helafa673/
Alafay673/
Olafei673/
Alyafa673/
Olaifo673/
Eliafa672/
Golofa672/
Ulafaj671/
Olafed671/
Elaefa671/
Olafis671/
Oliafe671/
Olofah671/
Oolafe671/
Aalefa671/
Atlafa671/
Elaffa671/
Olyafi671/
Alafau671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olaafa
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