Olufodun Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufodun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olufodun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2541:697,41232,206
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Olufodun (11) may also be a first name.

Olufodun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olufodun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufodun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 975,866th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Olufodun occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Olufodun reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olufodun is also the 3,487,849th most common given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Olufodun is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 697,412. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 64 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Rivers, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Olufodun occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olufuodun941/
Olufowodun8915/
Olufadun883/
Olufadina713/
Alfodin671/
Olifton670/

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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
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  • 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 Olufodun
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