Origah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Origah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Origah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Origah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Origah is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Origah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Origah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Origah is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Origah live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 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 Origah
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