Orestis Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Orestis Surname User-submission:

The Orestis surname means 'one who stands like a mountain'.

Orestis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece541:205,18132,420
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Oréstis (1) are calculated separately.

Orestis (3,146) may also be a first name.

Orestis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Orestis surname means 'one who stands like a mountain'.

- Orestis Vavvas

Orestis Last Name Facts

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

Orestis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Oréstis. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orestis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orestis is the 1,710,039th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Orestis live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Orestis is also the 128,276th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 3,146 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 205,181. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Thessaly, where 50 percent reside, Attica, where 39 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 7 percent reside. Other than Greece it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Orestis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orestis surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Orestis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oréstis951/
Oresti92291/
Orestes86751/
Arestis86211/
Horesti865/
Orestti862/
Goretis861/
Orestie861/
Oreti83154/
Oresttes8011/
Horestes802/
Gorettis801/
Gorethis800/
Oreste776,326/
Aresti772,942/
Oresty77126/
Oretti77110/
Aretis77100/
Oresta7738/
Oritis7716/
Horeti7714/
Oretiz775/
Oreiti772/
Oureti772/
Oristi772/
Orejti771/
Uoreti771/
Euresti71769/
Ariesti71277/
Orresta7190/
Gorethi7169/
Horesta7159/
Horetyi7150/
Arresti7142/
Oriotis7138/
Oriesta7125/
Orester7123/
Arestie7117/
Houriettis7114/
Horeste7114/
Horieti7112/
Arestes717/
Aristis715/
Oraisti714/
Horesty714/
Orethiy713/
Goreste712/
Goresty712/
Auresti712/
Argetis712/
Auretis712/
Ahretis712/
Goretii711/
Arostis711/
Goretyi711/
Oreshta711/
Oreista711/
Orreste711/
Horetti711/
Arestit711/
Arestid711/
Arestei711/
Euretis711/
Arestio711/
Areti675,552/
Oreta673,629/
Oriti671,293/
Horaitis67103/
Arestich67101/
Gorishti6770/
Orete6763/
Arestays6718/
Orety678/
Gorritis678/
Orestedt675/
Gouretti674/
Horester673/
Eurestes672/
Aretheis671/
Goretaia671/
Orestead671/
Haristis671/
Goreatti671/
Gorethiy671/
Eristiss670/
Heristis670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orestis
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