Afolabi is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Afolabi
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Afolabi

How popular is Afolabi?

Afolabi is common in Nigeria.

Afolabi is ranked 1183 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Afolabis grew by 106.3158 per cent to 588 since 2000 and ranked 37792 after elevating 27341 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 97.62 95.44
Others 1.36 3.16
Afolabi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 449139 people have been found who wears Afolabi as their family name. Afolabi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
329 The Gambia4
16,605 Austria3
2,720 South Korea3
14,054 China3
941 Liberia3
41,879 Turkey2
1,500,361 India2
50,640 Switzerland2
931 Sierra Leone2
40,256 Mexico2
54,135 Philippines2
8,657 Lebanon2
10,284 Kuwait2
10,683 Cyprus1
880 Djibouti1
37,779 Serbia1
49,101 Denmark1
11,510 Oman1
15,705 Cameroon1
174,544 Czech Republic1
8,181 Botswana1
50,549 Georgia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
18,969 Wales1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,935 Madagascar1
2,613 The Bahamas1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
5,589 Sudan1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
4,813 Hong Kong47
6,982 Burkina Faso39
124,645 Ukraine30
8,720 Qatar29
68,343 Spain23
377,825 Russia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
93,642 France98
36,026 Canada91
8,986 Norway85
39,248 Netherlands53
Countries with hundreds of Afolabi:
36,777 United States772
11,492 Kenya392
28,238 Germany370
17,476 South Africa347
17,922 Poland334
2,912 Ireland142
4,429 Scotland131
13,194 Malaysia126
394 Iceland101
Countries with thousands of Afolabi:
3,097 England2,495
421 Togo2,285
897 Benin2,109
1,886 Ghana1,757
2,347 Ivory Coast1,023
Countries with hundred thousands of Afolabi:
14 Nigeria436,039
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Afolabi Namesakes

  • Abiola Akiyode Afolabi, Author
  • Adebola Afolabi, Film actress
  • Ola Afolabi, Boxer
  • Rabiu Afolabi, Soccer player
  • Olabisi Afolabi, Olympic athlete
  • Abdulwaheed Afolabi, Soccer player
  • Sunday Afolabi, Politician
  • Oladapo Afolabi, Academic
  • S. A. Afolabi, Novelist
  • Gbenga Afolabi, Cinematographer

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