Oreč Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Oreč Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 283 | 1:12,496 | 2,440 |
| Croatia | 196 | 1:21,575 | 4,489 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Orec (1,117) & Oreć (1) are calculated separately.
Oreč Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oreč Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oreč is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found as: Orec or Oreć. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oreč? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 633,196th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oreč reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 12,496. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 41 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Oreč
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