Orekyeh Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Orekyeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orekyeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orekyeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orekyeh is found in Nigeria more 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 Orekyeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Orekyeh live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Orekyeh is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Ogun, where 17 percent reside and Osun, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orekoye | 86 | 15 | / |
| Orekehy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orekyie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orekeyh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Orekeye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oraekyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orekie | 77 | 107 | / |
| Orekei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Orikye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orekoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orekey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekoya | 71 | 3,304 | / |
| Oraekie | 71 | 202 | / |
| Orikeye | 71 | 55 | / |
| Orekhai | 71 | 24 | / |
| Oreakie | 71 | 20 | / |
| Orekhie | 71 | 13 | / |
| Oreskie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Oreskey | 71 | 7 | / |
| Orekaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oreakee | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orekeyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orekuya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orekhou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gorekee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orekoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orekoys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arekhye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orekiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orikaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oreikie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horeckyj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orokaiye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oreikoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ooraekie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorikoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreakeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreakoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goreckie | 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 Orekyeh
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