Orafa Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Orafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 184 | 1:962,732 | 41,060 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Orafa (119) may also be a first name.
Orafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orafa (Russian: Орафа) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Orafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,206,588th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Orafa are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 856,040th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 119 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria Orafa is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live and Kano, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orafa in the Russian language | ||
| Орафа | orafa | - |
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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 Orafa
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