Oriafo Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oriafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oriafo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oriafo (28) may also be a first name.

Oriafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriafo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriafo? popularity and diffusion

Oriafo is the 1,415,499th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oriafo live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 28 people.

Oriafo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 81 percent live, Lagos, where 9 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oiriafo921/
Oriaifoh86299/
Eriafo831/
Oreafo831/
Ariafo831/
Orijafa773/
Ariafoh771/
Oreofo672/
Eriafa671/
Ariafat621/
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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 Oriafo
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