Orenja Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orenja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orenja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2021:228,61316,073

Orenja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orenja occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Orenja.

How Common Is The Last Name Orenja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orenja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Orenja is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya Orenja is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found and Nandi County, where 4 percent are found.

Orenja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Orenja surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orendja922/
Orenza83694/
Orenia83557/
Arenja83207/
Orensa83126/
Orenha8355/
Oranja8320/
Orenjo837/
Orenea835/
Orenca834/
Oregna834/
Orenje833/
Orenya832/
Ornjai831/
Orienza77530/
Herenja77261/
Orengia7793/
Orienya7722/
Arendja7711/
Orenias7710/
Orensia775/
Orhegna774/
Gorenje773/
Gorenia773/
Ourenia772/
Gorenji772/
Harenja771/
Orhenia771/
Oreanya771/
Orzenia771/
Horenia771/
Horenjo771/
Horenza771/
Orencha771/
Aerenja771/
Arenjas771/
Oreinya771/
Oreania771/
Areanja771/
Horinja771/
Ornjo735/
Ornsa732/
Orenaiya7138/
Horensia7128/
Gorencha713/
Orenchai713/
Horencha712/
Orenaiye711/
Horegnai711/
Orenihaa711/
Orenge675,628/
Orinya673,570/
Oronia671,247/
Arenza67289/
Erenia67278/
Orenio67219/
Orenzo67216/
Orenyo67214/
Urenha67151/
Orinia6795/
Urenia6793/
Aranja6783/
Orinza6750/
Arnjaš6740/
Urenje6721/
Arenjo6717/
Arensa6713/
Arenia6712/
Arenea6712/
Orenco6711/
Oreñia6710/
Orania679/
Oranjo677/
Orinji675/
Oronjo675/
Orinjo675/
Ornsap674/
Aronja674/
Urenya673/
Arnjas673/
Arinja673/
Orenye673/
Urenea672/
Eranja672/
Orenie672/
Orenso672/
Arenya672/
Arenha672/
Orinsa671/
Aregna671/
Orinea671/
Orinca671/
Erinja671/
Hornsa671/
Origna671/
Orinje671/
Arenji671/
Oregne671/
Arenca670/

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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 Orenja
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