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 last name Oreton has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Oreton reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. Oreton is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 37 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Oreton is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 78 percent live, Essex, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Oreton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oreton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Oreton last name grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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