Ordain Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Ordain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ordain (41) may also be a first name.
Ordain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ordain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ordain is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ordain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ordain reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ordain is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 69 percent reside, Rivers, where 19 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ordain is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 39 percent reside and Saint Lucia, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Ordain
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