Urephu Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urephu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urephu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2291:773,54934,815

Urephu Last Name Facts

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

Urephu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Urephu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urephu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,079,669th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Urephu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Urephu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Urephu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 773,549. In Nigeria Urephu is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 93 percent reside, Oyo, where 7 percent reside and Edo, where 0 percent reside.

Urephu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Urephu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urhephu921/
Gurepu8310/
Gurrepu7719/
Gureppu774/
Irepu73307/
Urefu7313/
Urapu736/
Gurreppu711/
Aurapu6713/
Hurefu671/
Urrapu671/
Gurjpu671/
Europeu62130/
Gurripu627/
Ourefouj571/
Irefu5588/
Urifu5516/
Orefu553/

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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 Urephu
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