Orekelewa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Orekelewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orekelewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orekelewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orekelewa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orekelewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orekelewa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Orekelewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orekelewa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 2,567,286. In Nigeria Orekelewa is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 59 percent live, Ondo, where 25 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orekelawe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Orukele | 75 | 84 | / |
| Arekela | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ourekel | 75 | 6 | / |
| Orekola | 75 | 3 | / |
| Orekule | 75 | 3 | / |
| Arekele | 75 | 3 | / |
| Orokele | 75 | 3 | / |
| Orekale | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oraekle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Irekeola | 71 | 97 | / |
| Oreguela | 71 | 75 | / |
| Orkel | 71 | 23 | / |
| Arekelao | 71 | 17 | / |
| Arekella | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orkhuela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orequela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yerekela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourekhel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orekelly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arkela | 67 | 492 | / |
| Orkula | 67 | 159 | / |
| Orkola | 67 | 88 | / |
| Erkela | 67 | 22 | / |
| Orkeli | 67 | 17 | / |
| Orkile | 67 | 16 | / |
| Orakel | 67 | 16 | / |
| Orkala | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orkule | 67 | 9 | / |
| Orekal | 67 | 9 | / |
| Orkiel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arekel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ireke Ola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orckel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orkhel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orkley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oraekwule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreguella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriekwelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayorekile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orokel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orckle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurekelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkeul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iorkel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aareykela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreegl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ore-Kelly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorkel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Arkele | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orekelewa
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