Oreyo Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oreyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oreyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2151:214,79015,294
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Oreyo (11) may also be a first name.

Oreyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oreyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oreyo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oreyo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 214,790. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 66 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 24 percent live and Nairobi County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Oreyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oreyo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreyio91148/
Horeyo911/
Orieyo911/
Orey89920/
Goreyuo832/
Oureyou831/
Gorey802,857/
Oreya801,417/
Oroyo80845/
Horey80518/
Oreye80427/
Orrey80416/
Areyo80410/
Oriyo80379/
Orayo80221/
Orejo80180/
Oreys8075/
Orgey8058/
Otrey8024/
Ohrey806/
Oreyi806/
Ourey805/
Oriey805/
Oorey804/
Ereyo803/
Oreio801/
Oreiy801/
Oryio801/
Oreey801/
O'Rey800/
D'Orey731,034/
Oryoji73660/
Hourey73561/
Gojrey73198/
Horrey73194/
Gorrey73125/
Ottrey73114/
Outrey73106/
Gorgey7374/
Gourey7371/
Orouyo7356/
Goreya7354/
Horeye7342/
Oreysh7340/
Orayoo7339/
Goorey7332/
Horiyo7331/
Goriyo7327/
Oroyoo7326/
Goreyu7318/
Orroyo7316/
Gohrey7313/
Oureye7313/
Gorayo7312/
Goroyo7311/
Horzey7311/
Oreyie7311/
Ourayo7310/
Argeyo739/
Oroiyo739/
Gureyo738/
Orrejo737/
Orieye735/
Horayo734/
Uosrey734/
Horeya733/
Oriejo733/
Oreiyi733/
Orgayo733/
Goreey732/
Orahey732/
Ouroyo732/
Oreyes732/
Hareyo732/
Otrejo731/
Ouriyo731/
Oreeye731/
Goreye731/
Gorhey731/
Orejos731/
Oreyat731/
Oureya731/
Ohrayo731/
Areyou731/
Oroyio731/
Orheye731/
Horiey730/
Hoirey730/
Orou67108,512/
Orue6716,334/
Orie676,865/
Orea674,390/
Urey673,937/
Arey673,023/
Oray672,527/
Oree672,104/
Ürey671,201/
Oroa67505/
Oreu67438/
Orye67426/
Oroy67404/
Erey67165/
Oreggio67130/
Orej67110/
Houreye6788/
Orei6786/
Gorejiy6785/
Orae6770/
Oroe6764/
Oroi6759/
Gourgey6750/
Gourayo6733/
D'Oreye6720/
Houreya6713/
Gouroyo6712/
Gorreya6711/
Houreiy678/
O'Reyes675/
Oroj674/
Oruy674/
Horaiyo673/
Örey672/
Horeyat672/
Hourrey672/
Horeeye672/
Orroyos671/
Horrejo671/
Goureya671/
Goreyee671/
Oriejuo671/
Horhiyo671/
Oreyhit671/
Ourouyo671/
Érey671/
Goureiy671/
Gourejo671/
Goureye671/
Gorgoyo671/
Oyrgeya671/
Hareeyo671/
Gourrey670/
Gorgeiy670/

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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 Oreyo
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