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 last name Iorfa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iorfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Iorfa is the 91,556th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,393,945 people. The surname Iorfa occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 119,015th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 3,546 people.
The last name Iorfa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,192 people, or 1 in 34,118. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside and Taraba, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Iorfa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Iorfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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