Olaafa Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Olaafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 312 | 1:33,127 | 4,331 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Olaafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olaafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olaafa occurs most in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Olaafa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 858,879th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olaafa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Olaafa is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 33,127. In Benin Olaafa is primarily found in: Plateau Department, where 72 percent live, Littoral Department, where 15 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 9 percent live. Aside from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olahafa | 92 | 70 | / |
| Olafa | 91 | 716 | / |
| Olahaffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olaifa | 83 | 8,925 | / |
| Olaïfa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Olaffa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Olaefa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Olaîfa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Oliafa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Olafau | 83 | 5 | / |
| Oleafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ollafa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Olafaj | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olafah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olafat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elaafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Alaafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Golafai | 77 | 33 | / |
| Golafah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Olafaya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Olaifai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olaifah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oliaifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olaifat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Holaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olasfat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliaafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uolaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oulaaffass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alafa | 73 | 647 | / |
| Olofa | 73 | 241 | / |
| Olefa | 73 | 96 | / |
| Olafi | 73 | 61 | / |
| Olafe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Elafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ulafa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Olafo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olafy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alaasfad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaaafah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alafat | 67 | 1,389 | / |
| Galafa | 67 | 1,099 | / |
| Allafa | 67 | 250 | / |
| Alaffa | 67 | 227 | / |
| Olaife | 67 | 203 | / |
| Ulafat | 67 | 178 | / |
| Alafah | 67 | 109 | / |
| Alafaj | 67 | 58 | / |
| Olaufe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Alaufa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Alafai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Alafaî | 67 | 26 | / |
| Elaifa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Alazfa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Olofai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aliafa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oloffa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Halafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alafas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alafaï | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alhafa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oloufa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alaifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alafaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ujlafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olafer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alafaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alaafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Helafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alafay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olafei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alyafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olaifo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eliafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Golofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ulafaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olafed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elaefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olafis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oliafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olofah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oolafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aalefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atlafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olyafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhafa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Olaafa
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