Urefe Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Urefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Urefe (16) may also be a first name.
Urefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Urefe is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urefe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urefe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Urefe is the 1,955,159th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Urefe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Urefe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
Urefe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 57 percent are found, Edo, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Urefe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urhefe | 91 | 92 | / |
| Gurefe | 91 | 59 | / |
| Uhrefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uref | 89 | 3 | / |
| Urhiefe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Auresfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irefe | 80 | 64 | / |
| Ureev | 80 | 11 | / |
| Urefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Auref | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ureif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Guref | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gureev | 73 | 5,286 | / |
| Hureev | 73 | 531 | / |
| Hureef | 73 | 87 | / |
| Urieff | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hurefa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oriefe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Urgeev | 73 | 9 | / |
| Husref | 73 | 7 | / |
| Utreev | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gurefi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gouref | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gureff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urhafe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ourefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gureew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orefei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oreife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orefie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urif | 67 | 232 | / |
| Oref | 67 | 199 | / |
| Urev | 67 | 79 | / |
| Urhiofe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ireifej | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ourieff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oreifie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ureb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goureev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oreifej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Urew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoerefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourezfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaureev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreeffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriefie | 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 Urefe
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