Berefa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Berefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Berefa (22) may also be a first name.
Berefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berefa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Berefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Berefa? popularity and diffusion
Berefa is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Berefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Berefa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 70 percent reside and Rivers, where 30 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berefas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Berrefas | 86 | 1,291 | / |
| Berrefai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bereffas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Berefi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Berefe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Borefa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Berefo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Barefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Verefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Berafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Berifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Berreffas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barefah | 77 | 199 | / |
| Berrafa | 77 | 127 | / |
| Werefah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Berifha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Berefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berrefy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Berrafai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Berioffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berrefes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berrafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berefoot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barafa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Barifa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Birifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Barefo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bearefoot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Borifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Birafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Borafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beerefoot | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Berefa
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