Iorfa Surname
Approximately 5,228 people bear this surname
Iorfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,192 | 1:34,118 | 2,799 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Iorfa (3,546) may also be a first name.
Iorfa Demographics
Iorfa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Iorfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iorfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iorfa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iorfa? popularity and diffusion
Iorfa is the 91,556th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,393,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Iorfa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Iorfa is also the 119,015th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,546 people.
The last name Iorfa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,192 people, or 1 in 34,118. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 4 percent are found and Taraba, where 3 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Iorfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iorfah | 91 | 20 | / |
| Iorfaa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Iotrfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aiorfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iorffa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irfa | 89 | 469 | / |
| Irfai | 80 | 955 | / |
| Irfat | 80 | 898 | / |
| Irfah | 80 | 153 | / |
| Irfad | 80 | 64 | / |
| Irfaz | 80 | 24 | / |
| Girfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Iorfe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jirfa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jorfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yorfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Irfas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eorfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yirfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Irfaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hirfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Irfau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iarfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Irfha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iorfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iorfer | 73 | 140 | / |
| Irfaat | 73 | 37 | / |
| Aiorfe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Iorfee | 73 | 24 | / |
| Giorfi | 73 | 17 | / |
| Irfadh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aiorfi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hirfad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giorfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Irfhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jorfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Josrfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Georfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irffat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irfatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irfaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irfaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hirfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iarfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erfa | 67 | 343 | / |
| Airfath | 67 | 6 | / |
| Irfo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ejiorfo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hirfait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorfeer | 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 Iorfa
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