Orestova Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Orestova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orestova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497

The alternate forms: Orestová (6) are calculated separately.

Orestova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orestova (Russian: Орестова) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Orestová. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orestova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Orestova occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Orestova reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 1,637,762. In Russia Orestova is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 32 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Sakha Republic, where 10 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.

Orestova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Orestova surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Orestova last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orestová966/
Gorestova9417/
Orestov9369/
Arestova883,226/
Goretova88234/
Oristova889/
Horetova888/
Gorestov888/
Erestova887/
Goristova8215/
Horystova824/
Areshtova821/
Arestov802,748/
Aretova8030/
Orestav8017/
Oristov804/
Orest77711/
Aristova759,360/
Erastova752,278/
Arystova75623/
Eristova7578/
Garetova7540/
Asretova7522/
Goritova7514/
Erystova758/
Haretova755/
Arestovs753/
Goristov753/
Horystov752/
Árestová752/
Erostova751/
Arehtova751/
Orestavo751/
Argetova751/
Arastova751/
Gorystov751/
Oreste716,326/
Garistova7124/
Harestová7111/
Harystova7111/
Harastova715/
Horest713/
Gorest712/
Oreest712/
Haristova711/
Goretovoy711/
Orrest711/
Arechtova711/
Oriest711/
Aristov678,092/
Arystov67471/
Aritova6723/
Arestav6720/
Goresht6720/
Horeste6714/
Gourest6713/
Hourest674/
Orreste671/
Arestof671/
Garrettova671/
Harasztova671/
Arestow671/
Ourests671/

Orestova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orestova in the Russian language
Орестоваorestova-

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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 Orestova
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