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

Oresi occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oresi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 576,965th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Oresi live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 565,047th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 249 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 32 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 20 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Oresi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oresi last name is predominantly 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
  • 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 Oresi
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