Omorefe Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omorefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omorefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6741:262,82315,061
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Omorefe (210) may also be a first name.

Omorefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omorefe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Omorefe.

How Common Is The Last Name Omorefe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omorefe is the 481,560th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Omorefe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 624,169th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 210 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 674 people, or 1 in 262,823. In Nigeria Omorefe is most common in: Edo, where 92 percent are found, Delta, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Omorefe Last Name Statistics demography

Omorefe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoref921/
Omorefa869/
Omereife803/
Omorephe801/
Omorhafe801/
Omerefi7157/
Gomorev715/
Amoreev713/
Omerife711/
Amorefi711/
Homorev711/
Gomoreva679/
Omerephe679/
Homoreva672/
Amorifer671/
Emereife671/

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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 Omorefe
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