Orekha Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gambia

Orekha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orekha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Gambia91:213,717372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Orekha (19) may also be a first name.

Orekha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orekha (Oriya: ଓେରଖ, Russian: Ореха) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orekha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 935,326th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Orekha reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orekha is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name Orekha is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 753,799. In Nigeria Orekha is mostly found in: Edo, where 61 percent reside, Oyo, where 14 percent reside and Osun, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and The Gambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orekhai9224/
Gorekha925/
Oreikha921/
Oreka91122/
Orieka83236/
Horeka83135/
Orakha8376/
Goreka8333/
Oreška8311/
Orecha838/
Orekhi837/
Arekha835/
Oreşka835/
Erekha833/
Orekeh833/
Orekhe833/
Orehka833/
Orekah833/
Orekho831/
Urekha831/
Orekea831/
Orekaa831/
Oreika831/
Orheka831/
Gorecha77190/
Horecha7758/
Oriekhi7737/
Areskha7728/
Erekaha7719/
Gorikha7714/
Orekhie7713/
Oreikat778/
Gurekha776/
Orekaya776/
Gorekhe775/
Đoreska773/
Orekhou772/
Orekeyh772/
Orekehy772/
Arekhau772/
Garekha771/
Goreeka771/
Gorekho771/
Orekyhh771/
Horeska771/
Oreicha771/
Oriecha771/
Oriekyh771/
Orgecha771/
Orikhoa771/
Oriekai771/
Ourecka771/
Oreakap771/
Oraka733,030/
Oreke731,728/
Oreja731,594/
Oreko73614/
Orika73325/
Ereka73215/
Oroka73206/
Areka73137/
Ureka73125/
Oreca7345/
Oreki7318/
Horeshka7155/
Horechka7131/
Gorikhay7120/
Ourgecha714/
Orekhych711/
Horakhai711/
Goreckai711/
Gorrecha711/
Gorikhai711/
Đorđeska711/
Oricha671,927/
Arokha671,427/
Oreški67896/
Orakaa67855/
Hareka67557/
Orieke67531/
Arakha67503/
Orechi67464/
Orieko67427/
Oresca67311/
Orikat67294/
Arekat67269/
Ourika67205/
Arekai67159/
Oreski67155/
Arecha67154/
Eureka67152/
Erokha67149/
Orokaa67147/
Orekie67107/
Orakah67107/
Orecki6796/
Gorika6791/
Orecho6784/
Erekaa6783/
Erekai6780/
Horeca6775/
Erikha6775/
Orioka6772/
Oreskó6763/
Goreke6760/
Gareka6745/
Orikhi6745/
Arzeka6742/
Oreško6735/
Arekau6734/
Orieki6732/
Orejja6730/
Horaka6726/
Arekhi6725/
Oreský6724/
Hureka6723/
Arikha6720/
Horika6720/
Oreská6718/
Oreche6717/
Horoka6716/
Goreki6715/
Hereka6715/
Oreyko6714/
Orokai6713/
Orezko6711/
Orezca6711/
Ohreki6711/
Orhoka6711/
Orekei6711/
Orikah6710/
Areika678/
Orokoh678/
Orikai678/
Aereka677/
Oreaki677/
Eraeka677/
Areeka676/
Urekih676/
Orokah675/
Oreiko675/
Orikka675/
Ooroka674/
Oereke674/
Arekaa674/
Orykat674/
Oracka673/
Orikau673/
Orayka673/
Erakha673/
Orokay673/
Orakay673/
Aareka672/
Osrika672/
Orakai672/
Erreka672/
Oreeke672/
Orekoy672/
Areška672/
Arekea672/
Oeraka671/
Orikho671/
Arekka671/
Arieka671/
Uhreka671/
Goreca671/
Oreiki671/
Oraaka671/
Orhaka671/
Otrika671/
Horeki671/
Orycka671/
Orecaa671/
Oreija671/
Orekou671/
Oreské671/
Oreyki671/
Oureke671/
Oureki671/
Ourekouch671/
Ereika671/
Aureka671/
Aregka671/
Arekay671/
Arekaz671/
Araeka671/
Orakoh671/
Orezki671/
Orreca671/
Orijka671/
Orikih671/
Orikoh671/
Orecko671/
Oreike671/
Orekey671/
Orekip671/
Ooreke671/
Oireke671/
Oiroka671/
Orycha671/
Erecka671/
Goreko671/
Horeke670/
Oreica670/

Orekha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orekha in the Oriya language
ଓେରଖoerakha-
Orekha in the Russian language
Орехаoreha-

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