Orefa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Spain

Orefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Orefa (16) may also be a first name.

Orefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orefa is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orefa is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Orefa is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Orefa live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Orefa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

The surname Orefa is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Orefa is most numerous in: Bihar, where 50 percent live and West Bengal, where 50 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oraefa911/
Arefa801,937/
Orifa80809/
Erefa80356/
Orofa80263/
Orafa80195/
Orefo8070/
Orefi8016/
Urefa802/
Orefe801/
Harefa7341,174/
Areefa73130/
Orepha73124/
Orifah7384/
Arefah7375/
Oraefo7370/
Arefat7343/
Ariefa7340/
Garefa7330/
Erefah7329/
Oreffo7326/
Hurefa7316/
Horifa7315/
Oriefe7314/
Erefaa7314/
Horofa7311/
Orifha7310/
Aarefa737/
Oriefi733/
Arefai733/
Orafai732/
Areifa732/
Oropfa732/
Ereifa732/
Gorifa732/
Oreife731/
Orefis731/
Oreffi731/
Arrefa731/
Areffa731/
Orefid731/
Arefea731/
Orefie731/
Aerefa731/
Orefei731/
Ourafa731/
Erefai731/
Arefaj731/
Oreafo731/
Ourefi731/
Ourifa731/
Gareffa67169/
Garrefa67156/
Errefai67137/
Ariefah6730/
Oreifie6714/
Hareefa6713/
Oreifej677/
Orifaia677/
Harefah676/
Oreffoo675/
Orephat675/
Harrefa674/
Hareffa673/
Arriefa673/
Aareefa673/
Horejfi672/
Haerefa672/
Haarefa672/
Ouraffa672/
Orefich672/
Gureifa671/
Arechfa671/
Oreeffe671/
Areefaa671/
Areefha671/
Ourezfi671/
Ouridfa671/
Hoerefe671/
Oriefie671/
Arefash671/
Oriefoh671/
O'Reefe670/
O'Reffe670/

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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 Orefa
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