Orefu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorefu | 91 | 16 | / |
| Orafu | 80 | 381 | / |
| Urefu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Orifu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Arefu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Orofu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Erefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourefouj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arefou | 73 | 294 | / |
| Horofu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hurefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erefou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eroefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garefou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oreffoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ourifoud | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arifu | 60 | 171 | / |
| Erifu | 60 | 76 | / |
| Urifu | 60 | 16 | / |
| Arafu | 60 | 13 | / |
| Arofu | 60 | 8 | / |
| Urephu | 55 | 229 | / |
| Aroffu | 55 | 43 | / |
| Arifud | 55 | 11 | / |
| Arifuh | 55 | 7 | / |
| Harifu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Arrofu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Eraifu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Aarifu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ariffu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Harafu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Arifus | 55 | 1 | / |
| Arifut | 55 | 1 | / |
| Asrifu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Errifu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Aariffu | 50 | 13 | / |
| Arifudd | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ariffud | 50 | 1 | / |
| Urhephu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Harafau | 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 Orefu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis