Derefaka Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Derefaka Surname User-submission:

The surname Derefaka means 'my father's name will never die'.

Derefaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6971:254,15014,653
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Derefaka (310) may also be a first name.

Derefaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Derefaka means 'my father's name will never die'.

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Derefaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derefaka occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derefaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 468,873rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Derefaka live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Derefaka is also the 499,178th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 310 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 697 people, or 1 in 254,150. In Nigeria Derefaka is most frequent in: Rivers, where 96 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 1 percent are found and Kano, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Derefaka Last Name Statistics demography

Derefaka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Derefaka O891/
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Derifaka881/
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Derefagha821/
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Derfaki801,182/
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Derevyak758/
Dreyfack755/
Darefuka753/
Terevaka751/
Drefke71397/
Derevyaga71281/
Drifka7190/
Drefko7170/
Dryfka7130/
Dervak7113/
Dereveaga7113/
Derevycka713/
Derevyako713/
Drefik711/
Dar Fakha711/
Drofak711/
Dreifk711/
Drefku710/
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Dervaki67386/
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Darfika6766/
Derevko6766/
Dreffke6753/
Drofyak6747/
Droefke6727/
Durfaki6722/
Derveuk6718/
Drufuka6713/
Driefke678/
Dyravka677/
Terfika676/
Dorfika674/
Trefyak674/
Dereviacki673/
Darefag671/
Dreifki671/
Dravika671/
Derevyaeko671/
Deravko671/
Dervakh671/
Dorfaki671/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derefaka
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