Orege Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5911:78,1397,261
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Orege (19) may also be a first name.

Orege Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orege is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orege? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orege is the 462,693rd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Orege reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

Orege is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 78,139. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 25 percent live, Migori County, where 21 percent live and Siaya County, where 19 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Orege Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorege91232/
Orzege9118/
Oregie9113/
Oreghe914/
Oriege911/
Oreges911/
Oreger911/
Horege911/
Gourege8316/
Oreighe839/
Ourzege831/
Oresges831/
Oreagea831/
Oregezs831/
Goresge831/
Horzege831/
Orhenge831/
Oregues831/
Otredge830/
Arege80946/
Orega80871/
Oroge80635/
Orage80475/
Orige80453/
Oreje80402/
Erege80220/
Oregi80128/
Oreze8060/
Orese8026/
Urege8020/
Orece802/
Goureige7789/
Gourrege7740/
Horredge770/
Gorige733,254/
Ourega732,298/
Origer73583/
Oregui73334/
Eregie7369/
Orieze7351/
Oreaje7351/
Ureghe7348/
Areghe7346/
Garege7342/
Orioge7331/
Herege7330/
Orrega7330/
Oriega7327/
Șorega7327/
Orhega7321/
Aregeh7321/
Oridge7319/
Ereghe7318/
Aerege7318/
Oreche7317/
Oreguy7316/
Origet7313/
Areges7311/
Harege7311/
Oriese739/
Oriegi738/
Origge738/
Horage737/
Goregi737/
Orhegy737/
Gurege736/
Horece735/
Oregia734/
Oreses734/
Ariege733/
Aarege733/
Orekhe733/
Hurege733/
Horese732/
Aregie732/
Areege732/
Errege732/
Aurege732/
Oresce731/
Oresie731/
Origee731/
Eraege731/
Aregey731/
Argege731/
Ureges731/
Oreise731/
Atrege731/
Oreesi731/
Origes731/
Horige731/
Oreaga731/
Oredje731/
Oregai731/
Oreiga731/
Oreije731/
Orejer731/
Oresei731/
Orejeh731/
Orzega731/
Areger731/
Eriege731/
Orizee731/
Areage731/
Orease730/
Oreese730/
Orroge730/
Aregger672,174/
Orridge67665/
Orreaga67190/
Otridge6767/
Garegge6719/
Gorezie6716/
Horejes6713/
Oriegha6713/
Gorigey679/
Aareege677/
Orecher677/
Gorekhe675/
Areagea675/
Orriger675/
Horrige674/
Oresech673/
Oreguis673/
Orrhage673/
Gargege673/
Gourige672/
Oreache672/
Oureghi672/
Oresees671/
Oreijey671/
Horeses671/
Horrage671/
Goorige671/
Goregai671/
Goregoy671/
Gorgezy671/
Arreage671/
Arredge671/
Arheger671/
Garrege671/
Hoorage671/
Hourega671/
Orregia671/
Oreghui671/
Orieche671/
Ouregui671/
O'Regis671/
Gureage671/
Gureege671/
D'Orega671/
Arreges671/
Arregez671/
Arregie671/
Oreigha671/
Horeche671/
Haregea671/
Areager671/
Oureche671/
Origges671/
Horidge670/
Horiger670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orege
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