Orelaja Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orelaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orelaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6981:253,78614,642
England461:1,211,26256,182
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Orelaja (18) may also be a first name.

Orelaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orelaja has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelaja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 448,561st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Orelaja are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common given name on earth, held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 253,786. In Nigeria Orelaja is mostly found in: Ogun, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 28 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Orelaja Last Name Statistics demography

Orelaja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orelajo863/
Orelaya863/
Oreleja862/
Orelj83656/
Orela83145/
Gorelaya80734/
Gorelaia801/
Horela77110/
Orelia77101/
Orrela7745/
Orhela7711/
Ohrela779/
Oreala775/
Oriela775/
Orelea772/
Orelya771/
Horzela71651/
Horelia7123/
Orelayo7110/
Oreilla713/
Ourelia712/
Orielia711/
Oreslau711/
Garelaj711/
Orilaje711/
Orhella711/
Orehela711/
Horeela711/
Orailaa711/
Harelaa711/
Oreliya711/
Arela672,573/
Orila67596/
Orele6788/
Orlej6759/
Oreli6720/
Gorilaya6717/
Aurelija6713/
Orely676/
Ourelaid673/
Garelaai673/
Oryla672/

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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 Orelaja
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