Olafusi Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olafusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olafusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,7721:63,9044,699
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Olafusi (330) may also be a first name.

Olafusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olafusi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olafusi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olafusi is the 155,247th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,580,576 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Olafusi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olafusi is also the 482,193rd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 330 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,772 people, or 1 in 63,904. In Nigeria Olafusi is most frequent in: Ondo, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Olafusi is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Olafusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Olafusi last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

Olafusi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olafushi932/
Olafuisi931/
Olafisi8611/
Alafusi862/
Olafuse861/
Olofusi861/
Alafuzi714/
Alafisi711/
Olafosa711/
Alafossi671/
Alofousi671/
Alaafouzi634/
Alhafize5322/
Alhafizi538/
Allafuza531/
Alafouza531/
Allafouza504,346/
Alhafizse504/
Allafouze501/

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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 Olafusi
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