Orfega Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orfega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2691:139,5928,981

Orfega (1,078) may also be a first name.

Orfega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orfega is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orfega.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfega? popularity and diffusion

Orfega is the 299,736th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. Orfega occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orfega live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 243,369th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,078 people.

The last name Orfega is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,269 people, or 1 in 139,592. In Nigeria Orfega is most prevalent in: Benue, where 72 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 15 percent reside and Katsina, where 3 percent reside.

Orfega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orffega923/
Orfegha921/
Orfoga8396/
Orfaga8357/
Orfege831/
Orfiga831/
Arfega831/
Gorfego772/
Orphega771/
Arfagai621/

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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 Orfega
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