Orafu Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Orafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 360 | 1:492,063 | 24,644 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Orafu (17) may also be a first name.
Orafu Demographics
Average Orafu Salary in
United States
$25,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orafu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 752,779th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name Orafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Orafu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 492,063. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 21 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Borno, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Orafu Last Name Statistics demography
Orafu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horafus | 83 | 10 | / |
| Arafu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Orofu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orefu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Garafu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Asrafu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eraifu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Horofu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arafus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arafut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorofui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Harafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horovahu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Arafouch | 62 | 4 | / |
| Arofu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Arefu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Erefu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Aroffu | 55 | 43 | / |
| Araphu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Arrofu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Areefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Herefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Garofu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eroefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Arafoe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aroufou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Aarafoe | 50 | 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 Orafu
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