Oriewo Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oriewo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriewo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oriewo (10) may also be a first name.

Oriewo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriewo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriewo? popularity and diffusion

Oriewo is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Oriewo occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Oriewo are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Siaya County, where 75 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oriwo91564/
Orewo9140/
Oriwoh83288/
Oriebo83227/
Orhewo8311/
Oreawo839/
Ariewo839/
Oriewa832/
Oriwou831/
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Oruewho777/
Ooriowo774/
Oriowoh772/
Oriohwo771/
Oriejuo771/
Orehiwo771/
Oruehwo771/
Oribo73782/
Orebo73522/
Oriwa73254/
Orewa73231/
Ariwo73217/
Orivo73131/
Arewo7360/
Oruwo7334/
Erewo738/
Eriwo733/
Horewood7147/
Oresswod712/
Orieba67141/
Orribo6792/
Orivoh6757/
Arewoh6744/
Gorivo6739/
Oruewa6738/
Ariebo6730/
Orrebo6722/
Oriova6713/
Orieva6713/
Oryebo6712/
Uraiwo6711/
Aruewo679/
Orijuo677/
Arewou675/
Orehvo674/
Asriwo674/
Ariewa674/
Orrivo674/
Oriboh673/
Erewuo673/
Ariiwo673/
Oraivo673/
Ariwod673/
Horiwa673/
Ariwoh672/
Uriebo672/
Ariwou672/
Ourebo671/
Oreuwa671/
Oreboy671/
Oriboi671/
Orhewa671/
Oruwho671/
Oruhwo671/
Herewo671/
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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 Oriewo
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