Oghoreye Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oghoreye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oghoreye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Oghoreye (56) may also be a first name.

Oghoreye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oghoreye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oghoreye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Oghoreye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oghoreye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oghoreye is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name Oghoreye is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 93 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oghoereye941/
Oghoreje881/
Ogorye867/
Oghorie80168/
Ogoriye801/
Ogereye801/
Aghareye7511/
Aghoreyo751/
Oghojrie751/
Gogourey751/
Agorye71351/
Ogaree7154/
Ogorie7115/
Ogarey7110/
Agorey712/
Agoreyo67334/
Ugharey67246/
O'Garey6765/
Aghorie6727/
Gogorea6722/
Ogereya6713/
Ogharay677/
Ogorawe674/
Hogarey673/
Agoreje671/
Ogorhie671/
Agoraye671/
Ongorea671/
Ogharei671/
Ogureya671/
Ogarrey671/
Agoreyi671/

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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 Oghoreye
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