Oriefe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Oriefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Oriefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oriefe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriefe? popularity and diffusion
Oriefe is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oriefe are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 54 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 31 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Oriefe occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Oriefe
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