Orepekan Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Orepekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orepekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orepekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orepekan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orepekan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orepekan is the 1,637,889th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Orepekan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 91 percent live and Ogun, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orepekun | 88 | 5 | / |
| Orepekon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Iorpkan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iorpkyaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erpekin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aripkan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arepkin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uropkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areeb Khan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erpkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erepkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arephakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orpogan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Arapakan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Aropakan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ariphakhan | 56 | 112 | / |
| Araphakhan | 56 | 3 | / |
| Ariphakhann | 53 | 3 | / |
| Hariphakhan | 53 | 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
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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 Orepekan
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