Olufola Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olufola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olufola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Olufola (49) may also be a first name.

Olufola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olufola occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olufola.

How Common Is The Last Name Olufola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Olufola reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name globally It is held by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Olufola is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Olufola is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluffola931/
Olufela86141/
Elufola8614/
Olufole868/
Olufula863/
Olufelia802/
Olufelo7185/
Olufalo713/
Alufela711/
Olufeelo673/
Olowfala672/
Alufalia671/
Olufalee671/
Elifala57760/
Ulufale5754/
Alifela5721/
Alifolo571/
Alifala571/
Aloefula532/
Uloefula531/
Alifallah503/
Algufaliy501/

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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 Olufola
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