Orufa Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3351:528,78426,031
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orufa (29) may also be a first name.

Orufa Last Name Facts

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

Orufa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orufa? popularity and diffusion

Orufa is the 823,466th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orufa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orufa is also the 1,951,561st most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 93 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ourufa911/
Gorufa911/
Ouroufa8314/
Goroufa831/
Orifa80809/
Orufe8063/
Erufa8062/
Arufa8056/
Orufo8016/
Orufi803/
Urufa801/
Gouroufa771/
Arufai73101/
Orifah7384/
Arufah7329/
Harufa7326/
Horifa7315/
Orifha7310/
Arufas7310/
Eruifa7310/
Arufat737/
Garufa734/
Hurufa733/
Orufuo733/
Aroufa731/
Horufi731/
Ourifa731/
Arrufa731/
Arufaa731/
Asrufa731/
Oroufe731/
Gurufa731/
Orufos731/
Eruefa731/
Gourouffa718/
Arrufat672,590/
Garoufa6771/
Garuffa678/
Aroufaï675/
Garufai673/
Aroufay672/
Urrutfa672/
Aroufat671/
Aroufai671/
Areufat671/
Arufo'a671/
Garaufa671/
Aroufah671/
Arhufat671/
Harufai671/
Horrufo671/
O'Ruffe670/

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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
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  • 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 Orufa
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