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
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
| 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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