Oreheim Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Oreheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oreheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Oreheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oreheim occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oreheim is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Oreheim live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Oreheim is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 63 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orheim92247/
Areheim867/
Orrehime801/
Urheim77192/
Orehin7798/
Orahim7781/
Arehem7732/
Orahem774/
Erheim772/
Arehim771/
Oryeem771/
Oreham770/
Orihime7117/
Ourahem714/
Urehaim711/
Oraheem711/
Aroheim710/
Horeham710/
Oryem6712,881/
Orgem67538/
Oriem67241/
Oriam6736/
Orjim6719/
Oriim678/
Oream675/
Hoorahim671/
Orehuing671/
Oryim671/
Oreum671/

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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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  • 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 Oreheim
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