Warefa Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Warefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 189 | 1:937,263 | 40,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Warefa Demographics
Warefa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Warefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Warefa occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Warefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Warefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,222,957th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Warefa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Warefa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria Warefa is most frequent in: Delta, where 96 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Edo, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Warefa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warifa | 83 | 45 | / |
| Warafa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Barefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Varefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Barefah | 77 | 199 | / |
| Warifah | 77 | 50 | / |
| Werefah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wariffa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Warofah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Worefah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ouharefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warifaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werafa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Barifa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Barefe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Warifi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Borefa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Barefo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varefi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Worifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wareephat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Varefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Verefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warife | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Warefa
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