Oretuyi Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oretuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oretuyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889

Oretuyi (10) may also be a first name.

Oretuyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oretuyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oretuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 783,439th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name Oretuyi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oretuyi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 496,198. In Nigeria Oretuyi is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Osun, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria Oretuyi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oretoyi865/
Goretoy7165/
Oretayo7164/
Oretoye7162/
Horetou712/
Aretuya711/
Goretaya6795/
Aretuyap6721/
Aretouya6719/
Ousretou674/
Ourietou671/
Gorethie671/
Orieteye671/
Houretou671/
Goretaia671/
Aretuyat671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oretuyi
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