Orieko Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Orieko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 416 | 1:111,009 | 9,481 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Orieko (51) may also be a first name.
Orieko Demographics
Orieko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Orieko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orieko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orieko is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Orieko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orieko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 692,305th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,066,852 people. Orieko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orieko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 51 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 111,009. In Kenya Orieko is most common in: Migori County, where 34 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 18 percent are found. Not including Kenya Orieko is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Orieko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Orieko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Orieko
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