Orufe Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Orufe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
Orufe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orufe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orufe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orufe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orufe is the 2,414,640th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Orufe reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 78 percent live and Delta, where 22 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroufe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oruf | 89 | 1 | / |
| O'Ruffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Arufe | 80 | 930 | / |
| Orife | 80 | 593 | / |
| Orufa | 80 | 337 | / |
| Orufi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Osruf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orouf | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Ruffer | 77 | 0 | / |
| O'Ruffee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Garufe | 73 | 51 | / |
| Osruff | 73 | 45 | / |
| Orifie | 73 | 32 | / |
| Oriefe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aruffe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Horuff | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oorife | 73 | 4 | / |
| Horauf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hurufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arufee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orouzf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horufi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aroufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruw | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Aruf | 67 | 355 | / |
| Garrufe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Orub | 67 | 43 | / |
| Garuffe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ouroufa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Haroufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horouff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urufeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroufeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arroufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouriffe | 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 Orufe
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