Orekh Surname

292,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Orekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8591:167,78019,077
Belarus3451:27,5394,762
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Orekh (88) may also be a first name.

Orekh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orekh (Russian: Орех) is found most frequently in Russia. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orekh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 292,296th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,571,518 people. Orekh is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Orekh live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Orekh is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 859 people, or 1 in 167,780. In Russia Orekh is mostly found in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Russia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 26 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Orekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Orekh last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Orekh last name are 4.45% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorekh919/
Oyrekh914/
Oirekh913/
Orekhe913/
Orek89136/
Orzhekh8317/
Orech802,894/
Oreke801,728/
Gorek80566/
Oriek80298/
Horek80196/
Oreck80185/
Orykh8091/
Orzek8035/
Arekh8035/
Orgek8022/
Ňorek8015/
Ourek8010/
Urekh809/
Orrek803/
Erekh802/
Oreek802/
Oresk801/
Oreyk801/
Oerek801/
Oreak800/
Orekhova7728,113/
Orzech732,668/
Orehek73562/
Orzeck73161/
Gorikh7345/
Horeck7336/
Orgeck7332/
Horykh7320/
Oreche7317/
Gorrek7312/
Orzykh7310/
Gorech739/
Orzikh739/
Orriek739/
Oriech737/
Oirykh737/
Harekh736/
Oreich735/
Orehøj735/
Orgikh735/
Ourikh735/
Gurekh734/
Horeak734/
Horech734/
Areekh734/
Oyrikh733/
Herekh732/
Oreeke732/
Orekås732/
Garekh731/
Goreak731/
Goreek731/
Aarekh731/
Ouregh731/
Orhegh731/
Orgegh731/
Horrek731/
Hoorek731/
Hohrek731/
Orrech731/
Orzhek731/
Oureke731/
O'Reek731/
Oirech731/
Horeek731/
Oreike731/
Ooreke731/
Oireke731/
Hourek731/
Ourezk731/
Oiriek731/
Oraikh731/
Orieck730/
Orreck730/
Horeks730/
Otrech730/
Horeke730/
Erek673,609/
Örek671,281/
Orec671,117/
Arek67920/
Urek67908/
Orik67120/
Orej67110/
Oreszke6775/
Oreg6758/
Úrek6751/
Arzeekh6726/
Oreq6721/
Orex6710/
Harekht676/
Orzhykh675/
Orekova674/
Oryk673/
Oreache672/
Ourzegh671/
Oreheck671/
Ourikhe671/
Horecht671/
Orzrech671/
Orekowa671/
Atreekh671/
Oraikhe671/
Horeche671/
Oureche671/
Orjk671/
Horeach671/
Horehke670/
Oreatch670/
Horreck670/

Orekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orekh in the Russian language
Орехoreh-

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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 Orekh
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