Obarafiu Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obarafiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obarafo | 80 | 203 | / |
| Ibarafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obraf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aburafiu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abarafou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obarafoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abrafi | 71 | 2,817 | / |
| Obrifi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Abu Rafiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaraf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abrafu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Rafiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obarifo | 67 | 114 | / |
| Abbaraf | 67 | 47 | / |
| Obarefe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oberafo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obarefo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abraoufiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oberauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obearfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aburafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abarufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aburafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obarova | 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 Obarafiu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis