Orego Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2881:160,34712,577
Colombia931:513,7007,112
Uganda521:750,75536,601
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Orego (20) may also be a first name.

Orego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orego (Russian: Орего) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orego click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orego? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orego is the 609,110th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname Orego is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Orego live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 160,347. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 42 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 22 percent reside and Migori County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Orego occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Orego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orego has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orego surname expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Orego surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Orego last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orego earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 49.19% more than the national average, earning $33,869,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orrego9147,444/
Oriego9111/
Oreago913/
Oraego911/
Oreego911/
Gorego911/
Ourego911/
Oregho911/
Horrego8336/
Oreigho8327/
Orriego832/
Orrgego831/
Goregoy831/
Orregos831/
Orreigo831/
Oriegho831/
Oorrego831/
Horiego830/
Oregous830/
Orogo803,167/
Orega80871/
Origo80788/
Arego80784/
Orago80406/
Erego8072/
Urego8063/
Horegott771/
Horegood770/
Urrego7343,614/
Ourega732,298/
Origho73830/
Ariego73804/
Areago73354/
Orrigo73346/
Orogho73186/
Oregas73184/
Oresga73103/
Gorigo7350/
Horago7338/
Arrego7335/
Orogoi7334/
Orrega7330/
Gorega7329/
Oriega7327/
Șorega7327/
Oriogo7324/
Orhega7321/
Orgega7318/
Aresgo7313/
Otrega7312/
Herego7312/
Horogo7311/
Orrogo7310/
Uriego736/
Areego736/
Orogou734/
Ereugo733/
Garego733/
Aurego732/
Eriego732/
Oregah732/
Oerega731/
Oraggo731/
Oragoo731/
Eregou731/
Oryogo731/
Aregos731/
Hurego731/
Oraigo731/
Orogoy731/
Oreaga731/
Oreiga731/
Aregoh731/
Utrego731/
Orzega731/
Harego731/
Areigo731/
Origos731/
Errego730/
Haregot671,980/
Aregopp67230/
Aregood67202/
Orreaga67190/
Ourigou67134/
Arriego6745/
Hurrego6743/
Ouregah6720/
Oriegha6713/
Haregod676/
Urriego674/
Aareago674/
Ureigho673/
Areghod672/
Arreago672/
Urreago672/
Oreagea671/
Ereghuo671/
Oreinga671/
Oraingo671/
Oroingo671/
Orhenga671/
Goriogo671/
Horrogo671/
Hourega671/
Oreanga671/
Garrego671/
Guregou671/
D'Orega671/
Aregout671/
Horrigo671/
Oriogho671/
Oreigha671/
Oroigho671/
Areegoa671/
Ariegho671/
Arregoy671/
Horigos670/

Orego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orego in the Russian language
Орегоorego-

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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 Orego
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