Orekoya Surname
Approximately 3,304 people bear this surname
Orekoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,000 | 1:59,048 | 4,427 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Orekoya (55) may also be a first name.
Orekoya Demographics
Average Orekoya Salary in
United States
$43,194 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orekoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orekoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orekoya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orekoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 135,935th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,205,674 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Orekoya reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 55 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,000 people, or 1 in 59,048. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 34 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Orekoya occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Orekoya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orekoya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Orekoya earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,194 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oreikoya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Oreakoya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Orekoy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Orokoya | 86 | 23 | / |
| Orekoye | 86 | 15 | / |
| Orikoya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Orekaya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Orekuya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Orekoyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orakoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orekiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orekoys | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorikoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orekea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekyeh | 71 | 111 | / |
| Orokiya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Orekhai | 71 | 24 | / |
| Orokoyo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Oreskey | 71 | 7 | / |
| Erekiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oreskou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Erekhoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orakoye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Arikoya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orekeyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orekehy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orekhou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Erekeya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orekeyh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orekyie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorekoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erekaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oraekey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orekeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arokoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arekaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oriekai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orikhoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arekiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orikaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garikoya | 67 | 298 | / |
| Horokiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arekheya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorikoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goreckai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourikiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreshkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreakeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oraekyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herekiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Orekoya
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