Erefah Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Erefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Erefah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erefah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erefah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erefah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Erefah is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Erefah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Erefah is most common in: Bayelsa, where 86 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erefa | 91 | 356 | / |
| Arefah | 83 | 75 | / |
| Erefaa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Erifah | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ereifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gerefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erefai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aerefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erafah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Errefai | 77 | 137 | / |
| Aerofah | 77 | 31 | / |
| Ariefah | 77 | 30 | / |
| Harefah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Haerefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Errefas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerefau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erofaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerifah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arefa | 73 | 1,937 | / |
| Erifa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Erofa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Eryfa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Erefo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Erafa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orefa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Irefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harefa | 67 | 41,174 | / |
| Arifah | 67 | 13,516 | / |
| Arafah | 67 | 12,163 | / |
| Arofah | 67 | 12,110 | / |
| Errafa | 67 | 137 | / |
| Areefa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Orifah | 67 | 84 | / |
| Irefoh | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ariefa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Arefoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eruifa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erifai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aarefa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erifat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arefai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eirafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erifas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arrefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aerifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erepha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oraefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aryfah | 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 Erefah
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