Obaroefe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obaroefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obaroefe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Obaroefe Last Name Facts

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

Obaroefe is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaroefe? popularity and diffusion

Obaroefe is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Obaroefe is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Obaroefe reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Obaroefe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Obaroefe is primarily found in: Delta, where 61 percent live, Ekiti, where 28 percent live and Ondo, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obarefe9312/
Obaruefe881/
Oborefe8011/
Oberofe801/
Oberoffe751/
Eberefe6736/
Oboroev6710/
Obarojepha671/
Ebourefe635/
Abarufa53330/
Aborafe534/
Abaraev532/
Gabaraev501,624/
Habaraev5050/
Ebourefi509/
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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 Obaroefe
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