Orpah Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Orpah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Orpah (2,986) may also be a first name.
Orpah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orpah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orpah is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orpah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orpah is the 3,323,005th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Orpah are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 132,525th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 2,986 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Orpah is most common in: Adamawa, where 41 percent are found, Gombe, where 17 percent are found and Yobe, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Orpah is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orpaah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orpa | 89 | 3,060 | / |
| Hoorpah | 83 | 37 | / |
| Gorpeah | 83 | 11 | / |
| Horpach | 83 | 5 | / |
| Horpath | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orpha | 80 | 1,298 | / |
| Arpah | 80 | 1,104 | / |
| Orpaz | 80 | 108 | / |
| Gorpa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Orpay | 80 | 25 | / |
| Orpaa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Erpah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Orpea | 80 | 6 | / |
| Horpa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orpas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ourpa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orphey | 73 | 260 | / |
| Orpeap | 73 | 47 | / |
| Orpheu | 73 | 42 | / |
| Harpah | 73 | 39 | / |
| Garpah | 73 | 33 | / |
| Orphei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Horppa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Orphão | 73 | 3 | / |
| Horpas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoerpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourpha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orphas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orphap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arpaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorpai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orphat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Arpa | 67 | 16,714 | / |
| Erpa | 67 | 387 | / |
| Árpa | 67 | 127 | / |
| Orpo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Harpash | 67 | 32 | / |
| Horpeap | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arpasch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arpahad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Harpaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoorpai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garpeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horzpea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orphaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aurpach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orpah
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