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 is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oresi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oresi is the 576,965th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 commonly held given name globally, borne by 249 people.

The surname Oresi is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 107,645. In Kenya Oresi is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 32 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 22 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Oresi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly 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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  • 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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