Oreshek Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Oreshek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oreshek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111

Oreshek (19) may also be a first name.

Oreshek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oreshek (Russian: Орешек) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreshek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oreshek is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Oreshek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Oreshek is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 19 people.

The last name Oreshek is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,587,116. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kiev, where 67 percent are found, Cherkasy Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found.

Oreshek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oreshek surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oresek928/
Orzeschek882/
Oriesek8641/
Orzesek8632/
Oreshik8621/
Orishek861/
Horesek860/
Orzeszek80894/
Orzessek80126/
Gorishek8079/
Horejsek8071/
Horoshek8014/
Oriessek801/
Orisek77179/
Orešek77122/
Oresik7772/
Oresyk775/
Orysek771/
Oreshkova751,729/
Horeyseck7534/
Gorischek7528/
Orzyschek7516/
Oresheggz751/
Oriešek71268/
Gorisek71213/
Oresick7174/
Oresike7148/
Oraszek7135/
Eroshek7112/
Orysiek719/
Oriseke713/
Horasek712/
Orzesik711/
Orashik711/
Orzysek711/
Oryszek711/
Orzyszek6759/
Oureizek6745/
Oreskova6725/
Horoszek674/
Orischik674/
Horejšek672/
Orehsike672/
Oriescik671/
Horascek671/

Oreshek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oreshek in the Russian language
Орешекoresek-

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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 Oreshek
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