Olafare Surname
Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname
Olafare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,487 | 1:71,227 | 5,133 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olafare (65) may also be a first name.
Olafare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olafare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olafare occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olafare? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 171,018th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,893,031 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olafare are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olafare is also the 1,212,820th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 65 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,487 people, or 1 in 71,227. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 63 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olafar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Olafere | 86 | 32 | / |
| Olafari | 86 | 24 | / |
| Olafara | 86 | 11 | / |
| Alafare | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olafore | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olaifar | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olafire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gulafare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Alafar | 77 | 46 | / |
| Olofar | 77 | 4 | / |
| Olafor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Algafarey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alasfar | 71 | 905 | / |
| Alafari | 71 | 280 | / |
| Galafar | 71 | 76 | / |
| Alafara | 71 | 55 | / |
| Olefere | 71 | 16 | / |
| Oleafor | 71 | 8 | / |
| Alafaireet | 71 | 7 | / |
| Algafar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alafere | 71 | 7 | / |
| Alhafar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olefore | 71 | 6 | / |
| Olofere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Aliafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaifar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alyafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elefare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elafari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alafary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aalafar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olhafor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elafary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alhaffar | 67 | 663 | / |
| Algafari | 67 | 262 | / |
| Algafary | 67 | 163 | / |
| Algaffar | 67 | 131 | / |
| Alafarid | 67 | 46 | / |
| Aliaifar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Alassfar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Allgafar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alasfari | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alyafari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alaffari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alaforge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaffari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allafard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Allahfar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eliafary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhafari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olachfor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olaforii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allasfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Algafaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alafairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elajfari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galafarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olofiere | 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 Olafare
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