Orelu Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Orelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Orélu (1) are calculated separately.
Orelu (27) may also be a first name.
Orelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orelu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms: Orélu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orelu is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Orelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Orelu reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Orelu is most numerous in: Delta, where 39 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 37 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orélu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Orelus | 91 | 17,964 | / |
| Orelup | 91 | 142 | / |
| Orelut | 91 | 60 | / |
| Gorelu | 91 | 20 | / |
| Orielu | 91 | 12 | / |
| Horelu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oroelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oreulu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oreluz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orelux | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oorelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orelius | 83 | 36 | / |
| Horelus | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gorrelu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Goreluy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gorelou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orelyus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Horelou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oreslau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oralu | 80 | 644 | / |
| Orolu | 80 | 402 | / |
| Arelu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Erelu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Orilu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ohrelius | 77 | 13 | / |
| Houreilu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Orealous | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ourelius | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orilus | 73 | 1,051 | / |
| Arelus | 73 | 363 | / |
| Areelu | 73 | 81 | / |
| Oriolu | 73 | 70 | / |
| Garelu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Orelho | 73 | 13 | / |
| Gorilu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Argelu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Orélus | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ereliu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ojralu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arrelu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arelou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Horalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urelus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aurelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gurelu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erielu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areluz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orujlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orrolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orralu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areslu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eraelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orjlou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orojlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aurelus | 67 | 3,119 | / |
| Urelius | 67 | 42 | / |
| Orahalu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aureliu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Örelius | 67 | 3 | / |
| Areliuz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorrilu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arelius | 67 | 3 | / |
| Argellu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orroluh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horoğlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orojlou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrelus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garelau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orallou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorailu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harelus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areelux | 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
- 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 Orelu
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