Orestes Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Orestes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orestes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4341:493,25918,612
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Peru581:548,00214,762
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Chile201:880,82418,509
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Orestes (42,099) may also be a first name.

Orestes Last Name Facts

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

Orestes is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orestes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 452,102nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Orestes reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 58 percent reside in Luso-South America. Orestes is also the 21,307th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 42,099 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 493,259. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 52 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 21 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent live. Outside of Brazil it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent live and Peru, where 8 percent live.

Orestes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orestes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 27.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,051 per year; in United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $37,544 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oresttes9311/
Horestes932/
Oreste926,326/
Orestis86114/
Orester8623/
Horeste8614/
Goretes8610/
Arestes867/
Goreste862/
Orreste861/
Orestie861/
Orete8363/
Orestedt805/
Horester803/
Eurestes802/
Orestead801/
Oretetse801/
Areste77955/
Oresti77291/
Gorete77277/
Oretea77226/
Oriste77207/
Oresty77126/
Oresta7738/
Orette7725/
Oreete7716/
Aretes778/
Oriete773/
Orites771/
Orrestedt7511/
Orioste71393/
Eureste71374/
Gorette71260/
Arestis71211/
Orresta7190/
Horesta7159/
Oriesta7125/
Argetes7122/
Gorrete7122/
Aureste7118/
Arestie7117/
Gareste7114/
Orrites7112/
Arestey7111/
Gorgete7110/
Orriete718/
Arreste716/
Horesti715/
Horesty714/
Aristes713/
Gorethe713/
Goresty712/
Garetes712/
Orestti712/
Oriette712/
Goretea712/
Goreteh712/
Goretez712/
Ourette711/
Orrette711/
Oryster711/
Hourgettes711/
Arested711/
Arestei711/
Orether711/
Gorehte711/
Orgette711/
Oréstis711/
Oreista711/
Oreshta711/
Aresteh711/
Uristes711/
Arester711/
Arretes711/
Oritese711/
Oristed711/
Orister711/
Erastes711/
Aresteu711/
Gourete711/
Horiete711/
Oirette710/
Oredted710/
Horeter710/
Oreta673,629/
Arete67491/
Orite67483/
Oreti67154/
Gorgette67151/
Arrested6772/
Horaites6740/
Arestays6718/
Orishter6715/
Orety678/
Argeetes676/
Haristes676/
Uriostes673/
Ohreiter672/
Arreates672/
Gourette671/
Gorrette671/
Goreitte671/
Arrastes671/
Orechter671/
O'Reiter671/
Gorgethe671/
Ariesteh671/
Arrester671/
Garretes671/
Euristes671/
Gourethe671/
Goorette671/
Oreather670/
Horister670/

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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 Orestes
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