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
Origah is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Origah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Origah reside; 40 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Origah is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 50 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
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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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