Orekia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Orekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Orekia (11) may also be a first name.

Orekia Last Name Facts

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

Orekia has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orekia.

How Common Is The Last Name Orekia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orekia is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orekia live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orekia is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename on earth, held by 11 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Orekia is mostly found in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Orekia occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ourekia922/
Oraekia921/
Oreshkia861/
Orokia83188/
Arekia8323/
Erekia836/
Orikia832/
Orekea831/
Orekya831/
Orakia831/
Orechia77168/
Horokia7771/
Oreikio7716/
Orhokia771/
Horikia771/
Orecchia71928/
Orrequia71238/
Horechia7120/
Horokiea711/
Orrechia711/
Gorgikia711/
Orecckio711/
Arokia67170/
Orikio67141/
Arykia6743/
Arikia6716/
Orokya6712/
Arakia679/
Arekya673/
Arekea672/
Orikya671/
Ourikuiya671/
Orokio671/
Urikia671/
Erekya671/
Erikia671/

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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 Orekia
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