Oriafor Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oriafor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oriafor 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
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Oriafor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriafor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriafor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oriafor reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 44 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Benue, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

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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Ariafar71861/
Ariafard6747/
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Ariaeefar631/
Aryafar5799/
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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 Oriafor
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