Oretho Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Oretho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oretho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Oretho (9) may also be a first name.

Oretho Last Name Facts

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

Oretho is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oretho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Oretho is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Oretho live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oretho is also the 3,941,740th most common forename internationally, borne by 9 people.

Oretho is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 67 percent reside and Zombo District, where 33 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreto91814/
Oresto8373/
Oretha8353/
Oureto8334/
Horeto8331/
Oraeto8331/
Goreto8324/
Orieto836/
Orgeto832/
Oretto832/
Oretgo831/
Orreto831/
Orotho831/
Oretoh831/
Oritho831/
Goretoy7765/
Oreitha7758/
Gorreto7732/
Ouretto7715/
Oreatuo7710/
Horetou772/
Otretha771/
Oreatha771/
Orietah771/
Gorgeto771/
Houreto771/
Orresto771/
Ouritho771/
Goretha771/
Orettah771/
Oreta733,629/
Orito731,799/
Areto73605/
Oroto73152/
Ereto7351/
Ureto7327/
Horithou716/
Ousretou714/
Ourietou711/
Houretou711/
O'Restos711/
Orieta675,007/
Goreta67880/
Gorito67332/
Urieto67273/
Orotha67198/
Aretos67167/
Horoto67159/
Orgeta67145/
Aretha67110/
Horito67100/
Oretga6784/
Aresto6773/
Horeta6771/
Aretuo6740/
Oresta6738/
Arreto6736/
Oretta6735/
Oristo6732/
Aretou6732/
Gareto6730/
Oureta6727/
Areato6717/
Aritho6716/
Hareto6716/
Eretto6712/
Uresto6711/
Oroeta6710/
Arieto679/
Ourito679/
Areito677/
Oreata677/
Oretap676/
Oratto675/
Oritha675/
Aureto675/
Orreta674/
Erreto673/
Ureito673/
Arotho672/
Hereto672/
Aretto672/
Oretas672/
Oireta672/
Orrito671/
Orehta671/
Oratha671/
Erieto671/
Orzito671/
Houreatou671/
Houreytou671/
Orioto671/
Oritoo671/
Oritou671/
Urreto671/
Orahto671/
Oraito671/
Orhato671/
Erotho671/
Ourato671/
Oorato671/

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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 Oretho
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