Olafemi Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olafemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olafemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3011:588,51428,350
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England121:4,643,172139,951
Benin111:939,60046,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Olafemi (420) may also be a first name.

Olafemi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Olafemi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Olafemi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olafemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Olafemi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olafemi is also the 419,319th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 420 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 588,514. In Nigeria Olafemi is mostly found in: Kogi, where 19 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ekiti, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Olafemi Last Name Statistics demography

Olafemi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olawfemi931/
Olasfemi931/
Olahafemi881/
Olafimi8651/
Olofemi8626/
Olefemi861/
Alafemi861/
Olafami861/
Oluifemi803/
Allafemi801/
Oloufemi801/
Alefemi7139/
Olofomi7124/
Elofemi713/
Olofemes671/
Alaffame531/
Halafome531/

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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 Olafemi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis