Oreton Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oreton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oreton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Oreton (37) may also be a first name.

Oreton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oreton is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oreton is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Oreton reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 37 people.

Oreton is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Oreton is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 78 percent reside, Essex, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Oreton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oreton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreston921/
Oreiton920/
Oureton920/
Horeton920/
Orestone861/
Horeston861/
Horetoon860/
Oretan83761/
Areton8313/
Oroton839/
Oretun835/
Ureton833/
Oriton831/
Oraton831/
Oreitan77163/
Orestan7753/
Areston7734/
Gareton7734/
Orethun7721/
Oroetan7720/
Oreetan7712/
Hareton779/
Orietan779/
Argeton775/
Aretoin773/
Horaton772/
Horoton772/
Erethon772/
Arethon772/
Hereton772/
Ooretan771/
Oriston771/
Ereeton771/
Eretton771/
Horiton771/
Arzeton771/
Orathon771/
Uireton771/
Ereuton771/
Erieton771/
Oretgan770/
Garreton711,145/
Orestant71163/
Areitoon7159/
Hurgeton7121/
Harethon7117/
Hureston7110/
Haretoun718/
Garethon718/
Herreton713/
Arestong712/
Hareston711/
Orestand711/
Auretone711/
Hargeton710/
Harreton710/
Horethan710/
Heretton710/
Ariton673,374/
Eretan67552/
Eraton67106/
Orotan6757/
Oretum6723/
Eriton6720/
Oratan6714/
Araton6713/
Oritom6710/
Aryton678/
Areitoune675/
Aretun674/
Arrestoun672/
Arjton672/
Oritan671/
Hareiston671/
Aretan671/
Oretam671/
Oritun671/
Houretane671/
Outretuin671/
Areytoune671/
Harreston670/

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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 Oreton
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