Olafajo Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Olafajo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olafajo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olafajo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olafajo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olafajo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olafajo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Olafajo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 38 percent live, Ondo, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 28 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olafaj | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olafaju | 86 | 327 | / |
| Olafayo | 86 | 69 | / |
| Olafejo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Olafaji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olafaso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olavfaju | 80 | 2 | / |
| Olaifayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oolafayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alafaj | 77 | 58 | / |
| Olafau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ulafaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Golafai | 71 | 33 | / |
| Olafoye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Olafaye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Olofayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olafaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olaifai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olafeji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alafaio | 71 | 3 | / |
| Alafaij | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gulafaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olafosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aalafaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alafaso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alafaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olafiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olafioye | 67 | 379 | / |
| Alafasos | 67 | 66 | / |
| Oloufayo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Golafaie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Alafasou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olafuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhafaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olawfoyi | 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
- 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 Olafajo
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