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
The last name Orpah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential 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 family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Orpah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Orpah reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orpah is also the 132,525th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,986 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria Orpah is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 41 percent are found, Gombe, where 17 percent are found and Yobe, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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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