Oreji Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Oreji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Oreji (22) may also be a first name.
Oreji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oreji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oreji occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oreji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oreji is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oreji are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oreji is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 22 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 44 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Oreji occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Oreji
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