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 surname Oreyo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oreyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,121,821st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oreyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oreyo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 214,790. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Siaya County, where 66 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 24 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Oreyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oreyo last name 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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