Origah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Origah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Origah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Origah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Origah is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Origah.

How Common Is The Last Name Origah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Origah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Origah live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orhigah924/
Origa911,809/
Origho83830/
Ouriga83478/
Goriga83361/
Origas83185/
Origha8397/
Oiriga8385/
Orhiga8348/
Oriega8327/
Erigah8311/
Orisga8310/
Horiga836/
Arigah832/
Oregah832/
Origai831/
Oraiga831/
Oruiga831/
Origat831/
Oreiga831/
Orjgah831/
Șoriga831/
Origau831/
Oreigho7727/
Gorigay7721/
Ouregah7720/
Oriegha7713/
Gorigha774/
Eriegah773/
Orzhiga772/
Gouriga771/
Gorigai771/
Oreinga771/
Oruigha771/
Orrisga771/
Oriogho771/
Oreigha771/
Oriegho771/
Oroigho771/
Ariga7328,821/
Oruga731,884/
Eriga731,329/
Orega73871/
Origo73788/
Oryga7398/
Oréga731/
Hourigat719/
Horrigas714/
Hourigas711/
Orhighga711/
Ohriogho711/
Hourriga710/
Ourega672,298/
Arisga67757/
Hariga67749/
Gariga67691/
Heriga67512/
Arriga67415/
Orrigo67346/
Ariega67201/
Oregas67184/
Arigho67169/
Auriga67149/
Erigha67141/
Aariga67105/
Oresga67103/
Eriega6762/
Atriga6751/
Gorigo6750/
Arioga6743/
Arigoh6741/
Ahriga6732/
Orrega6730/
Gorega6729/
Șorega6727/
Oriogo6724/
Arziga6723/
Erhiga6722/
Orhega6721/
Orgega6718/
Euriga6718/
Orugha6715/
Orugho6715/
Erigga6714/
Otrega6712/
Arigha6712/
Arigai6712/
Oriego6711/
Arigat6710/
Arigay678/
Arigas677/
Eregah677/
Horyga677/
Eeriga676/
Arigaa674/
Ouréga674/
Aregah674/
Arigga673/
Arugah673/
Arigau673/
Argiga672/
Orhuga672/
Goryga672/
Araiga672/
Oerega671/
Ereiga671/
Aroiga671/
Areiga671/
Arigad671/
Erriga671/
Hourrigas671/
Oraigo671/
Orruga671/
Oreaga671/
Oregai671/
Oregho671/
Orzega671/
Asriga671/
Origos671/

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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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