Orbena Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Philippines

Orbena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Orbeña (7) are calculated separately.

Orbena Last Name Facts

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

Orbena occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Orbeña. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Orbena is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Orbena are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 42 percent live and Peru, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orbeña947/
Ourbena92237/
Gorbena9231/
Orbenga9214/
Orbeenga8678/
Orbina83698/
Urbena83107/
Orbana8347/
Orbeno838/
Arbena836/
Oruena834/
Orbona834/
Orvena831/
Erbena831/
Orbeni831/
Gorbeña77247/
Orbenes77227/
Gorbina77146/
Horbyna7754/
Garbena7729/
Arbaena7717/
Horbina778/
Arbeena778/
Gorvena774/
Orbieno773/
Orbeniz772/
Urbeina772/
Arbeina771/
Herbena771/
Arbenah771/
Orbenez771/
Orbonaș771/
Arbaenah714/
Gorboina714/
Orbohina712/
Gorbenio711/
Hoerbana711/
Urbina67234,349/
Arbona674,154/
Orbino67898/
Orbaña67311/
Arbina67302/
Arbana67151/
Erbina67128/
Arvena67109/
Orueña6743/
Orbini6740/
Orbine6731/
Arbeni6721/
Orvina679/
Urbene675/
Urbeno675/
Erbyna673/
Erbeno673/
Orbiña672/
Urbyna672/
Arbyna672/
Arbene672/
Erbana672/
Urbeña672/
Arwena672/
Orbono671/
Gourbaina671/
Úrbina671/
Aruena671/
Urbína671/
Urbeni671/
Urvena671/
Garbenauh670/

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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 Orbena
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