Orgem Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orgem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orgem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5331:332,35018,137
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Orgem (241) may also be a first name.

Orgem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orgem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orgem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 582,776th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. Orgem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Orgem reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orgem is also the 575,894th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 241 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 332,350. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Taraba, where 8 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Orgem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorgem9115/
Orguem919/
Orgeem916/
Orngem911/
Orem893,313/
Gourgem835/
Orgieme831/
Oryem8012,881/
Orgen801,176/
Ohrem80710/
Oriem80241/
Đorem80203/
Horem80147/
Ourem80120/
Oreme8089/
Orrem8051/
Argem8027/
Gorem8023/
Ergem8015/
Orhem8010/
Oream805/
Oreim802/
O'Rem802/
Orgne801/
Oremm801/
Oreum801/
Oreem801/
Oreym801/
Orsem801/
Orcem801/
Horgheim7723/
Ourgueme772/
Gorgen731,071/
Horgen731,036/
Orheim73247/
Orguim7391/
Orieme7371/
Argeme7347/
Horgne7342/
Orgime7323/
Orgeen7318/
Orjeme7315/
Goream7312/
Horrem7311/
Ortgen7310/
Orngen739/
Gargem739/
Orguen736/
Horzem736/
Oryiem736/
Gorsem736/
Orheme735/
Orzeme735/
Horjem735/
Gorrem734/
Oureme733/
Orgent733/
Oireme733/
Gorehm732/
Gorhem732/
Orsgen732/
Outrem731/
Orhiem731/
Arghem731/
Oreime731/
Orheem731/
Horsem731/
Hourem731/
Hergem731/
Orriem731/
Oresme731/
Gourem731/
Oreame731/
Otryem731/
Ourrem731/
Horeum730/
Orim674,212/
Arem672,546/
Horchem67172/
Orengen67120/
Oremová6792/
Gorgien6717/
Argieme6717/
Oremova6713/
Oreheim679/
Harguem678/
Orrheim678/
Gorheim676/
Orrghen676/
Ohreime675/
Horngen674/
Houriem674/
Hotriem674/
Gorgeen673/
Horguim673/
Gourgen671/
Orkghen671/
Orjieme671/
Orém671/
Horreme671/
Orzheim671/
Oringen671/
Ourgime671/
Oraheem671/
Orgn671/
Orihiem671/
Orjm671/
Ortgien670/
Horshem670/

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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 Orgem
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