Oremo Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oremo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oremo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3471:34,2843,720
Uganda861:453,94527,029
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Norway241:214,26224,079
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oremo (312) may also be a first name.

Oremo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oremo is found most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oremo? popularity and diffusion

Oremo is the 252,790th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,656,579 people. The surname Oremo is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oremo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oremo is also the 497,456th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 312 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,347 people, or 1 in 34,284. In Kenya Oremo is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 21 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent live and Kisii County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Oremo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oremo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oremo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Oremo earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning 299,517 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oriemo9140/
Orremo915/
Goremo913/
Oremos912/
Oremgo911/
Oresmo911/
Oraemo911/
Oremous831/
Aremo805,722/
Oromo803,988/
Orimo803,473/
Orema80198/
Eremo80105/
Uremo8038/
Oramo8029/
Orymo801/
Oraheimo773/
Gouremou771/
Oriema73779/
Aremou73476/
Ariemo73283/
Eriemo7392/
Gorimo7381/
Oriomo7376/
Aremoh7365/
Orimuo7361/
Garemo7348/
Eremoh7346/
Orgema7329/
Ouramo7327/
Horomo7325/
Oiramo7323/
Orhema7314/
Oresma7313/
Heremo7312/
Oyrema7310/
Gorema738/
Haremo737/
Arremo736/
Oromoi736/
Horema736/
Oreyma735/
Areymo734/
Häremo734/
Oreama734/
Aresmo733/
Oremat732/
Eremoi732/
Ourema732/
Aremoi732/
Orimoi732/
Uriemo732/
Aremos732/
Areimo731/
Arhemo731/
Orhomo731/
Orzema731/
Areemo731/
Oramou731/
Orismo731/
Oromoo731/
Arzemo731/
Guremo731/
O'Romo731/
Oryomo731/
Horamo731/
Orehma731/
Uoromo731/
Ehremo731/
Oreuma731/
Gourema6755/
Auriemo6747/
Goremma6727/
Herremo6719/
Oresmaa6715/
Horamoh6714/
Oureima6711/
Horamoi678/
Horromo677/
Houramo677/
Erremoh676/
Oriemma675/
Goreema674/
Orhemga674/
Ariemoh673/
Erhiemo672/
Horomoi672/
Hourimo671/
D'eremo671/
Horimot671/
Arremou671/
Areemoo671/
Erriemo671/

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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 Oremo
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