Oresi Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oresi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oresi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4291:107,6459,251
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Oresi (249) may also be a first name.

Oresi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oresi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oresi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oresi is the 576,965th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Oresi reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 565,047th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 249 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya Oresi is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 32 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 22 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Oresi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreysi91783/
Horesi91124/
Oresić9116/
Oreisi9115/
Oresei911/
Oiresi911/
Oreesi911/
Oresie911/
Horejsi83686/
Oureysi831/
Horeisi831/
Oriesai831/
Aresi802,500/
Orisi80260/
Oregi80128/
Oreji8037/
Orese8026/
Orezi806/
Oresy804/
Oreci802/
Orexi801/
Orysi801/
Horejsei775/
Gorezi73136/
Oraisi7365/
Haresi7365/
Orezzi7350/
Oreyzi7346/
Horisi7326/
Oreizy7324/
Areasi7323/
Oreizi7314/
Oregie7313/
Arresi7311/
Oriese739/
Orisai739/
Oreiji736/
Aresis736/
Oriezi736/
Aresai735/
Oreses734/
Oregia734/
Orisis733/
Horese732/
Ohrisi731/
Aresie731/
Oreije731/
Horeji731/
Orijei731/
Orizes731/
Oreges731/
Orisei731/
Oreise731/
Orrisi731/
Oresce731/
Origes731/
Oreese730/
Orease730/
Haresih67704/
Arresis67221/
Hareesi67199/
Orisich6772/
Gorezie6716/
Horejes6713/
Horisih674/
Oresech673/
Hariesi672/
Ohraisi672/
Ourises671/
Horisai671/
Oresees671/
Oresges671/
Oregezs671/
Oreijey671/
Horeses671/
Goresge671/
Gorrezi671/
Orregia671/
Orisits671/
O'Regis671/
Haresei671/

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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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  • 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 Oresi
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