Oreffo Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Oreffo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
Oreffo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oreffo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oreffo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oreffo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oreffo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Oreffo is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Oreffo live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Oreffo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Oreffo is most common in: Lagos, where 47 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent reside and Osun, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Oreffo exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 35 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 Oreffo
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