Oranya Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oranya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oranya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Oranya Last Name Facts

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

Oranya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oranya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oranya is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oranya reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oranya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Oranya is most numerous in: Lagos, where 42 percent live, Enugu, where 30 percent live and Rivers, where 15 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goranya924/
Oreanya921/
Oranaiya861/
Gouranya861/
Aranya831,566/
Oronya83994/
Oranja8320/
Oranyo8312/
Orania839/
Uranya832/
Oranha831/
Goronya77357/
Gorania77217/
Organia7782/
Oranias7759/
Ourania7747/
Haranya7746/
Orangia7710/
Huranya777/
Aranyas777/
Goranja776/
Horania775/
Arranya774/
Oranías774/
Garanya772/
Oronnya771/
Ahranya771/
Atranya771/
Arannya771/
Otronya771/
Oreinya771/
Guranya771/
Oreania771/
Orrania771/
Oraña73596/
Aharanya7166/
Aranaiya7111/
Aranyasz716/
Horaniah714/
Hourania714/
Horrania712/
Ouraania712/
Gorgania711/
Gorgonya711/
Oraniats711/
Aranha6713,789/
Aranea671,623/
Oranio67274/
Arania67259/
Aronya67234/
Aranja6783/
Urania6761/
Aranyo6756/
Uronya6755/
Oranjo677/
Oronyo674/
Aranyó674/
Aragna673/
Houraniah671/
Aranyò671/
Gouranyoh671/
Horaña671/

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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 Oranya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis