Oriechi Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Oriechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Oriechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oriechi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriechi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oriechi are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 59 percent are found, Abia, where 27 percent are found and Benue, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Oriechi
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