Oragba Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oragba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oragba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3141:564,14927,398
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Oragba (12) may also be a first name.

Oragba Last Name Facts

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

Oragba is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oragba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 858,879th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oragba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 564,149. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreagba92574/
Oragbai92187/
Oreagbai861/
Aragba83414/
Oragwa83175/
Orogba83150/
Oragbe83134/
Eragba8360/
Oragbo8327/
Oregba8312/
Uragba832/
Oragua831/
Arhagba77595/
Eragbai77264/
Gorogba7730/
Oragwah7721/
Oragber7718/
Arahgba7712/
Orhogba7710/
Areagba7710/
Erhagba776/
Erragba774/
Orohgba773/
Oreagbe773/
Oragwua773/
Oraegbo772/
Ouragbe771/
Orangua771/
Orangbi771/
Orangbe771/
Garagba771/
Oiragua771/
Oyrogba771/
Orogbai771/
Arangba771/
Erhagbai7180/
Orougbea7116/
Gorogbea7112/
Oroungba713/
Orahgwah711/
Aragbaya711/
Arzaigba711/
Aareagba711/
Arheagba711/
Arahagba711/
Goraghby710/
Orogbo671,097/
Aragua67816/
Aregba67453/
Arogba67358/
Orogbe67161/
Aragbe6730/
Oregbo6726/
Eregba678/
Eragbo677/
Aragwa675/
Orakwa673/
Erhaegbai672/
Aragbo672/
Orogbi671/
Urogba671/

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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
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  • 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 Oragba
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