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 last name Oremo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oremo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oremo is the 252,790th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. Oremo is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oremo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oremo is also the 497,456th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 312 people.

The surname Oremo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,347 people, or 1 in 34,284. In Kenya Oremo is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 21 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 17 percent are found and Kisii County, where 15 percent are found. Beside Kenya it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Oremo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oremo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oremo surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oremo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion 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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