Olafaju Surname
841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Olafaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 327 | 1:541,721 | 26,511 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olavfaju | 93 | 2 | / |
| Olafau | 92 | 5 | / |
| Olafaj | 92 | 2 | / |
| Olafajo | 86 | 40 | / |
| Olafaji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alafaj | 77 | 58 | / |
| Alafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ulafaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olafuyi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Olafayo | 71 | 69 | / |
| Golafai | 71 | 33 | / |
| Olafaye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Halafau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olafaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olaifai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olafejo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olafuye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alafasu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Olafeji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gulafaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alafaij | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olafiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aalafaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olafosu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oulafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alafaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Golafaie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Alafasou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Olafuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhafaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oolafayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaifayo | 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 Olafaju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis