Berefaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Berefaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Berefaye (79) may also be a first name.
Berefaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berefaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berefaye is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Berefaye.
How Common Is The Last Name Berefaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Berefaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most numerous forename on earth, held by 79 people.
Berefaye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Berefaye is primarily found in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Berefaye
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