Oriisa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oriisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Oriisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oriisa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriisa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Oriisa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Oriisa is most prevalent in: Namayingo District, where 33 percent live, Rukungiri District, where 33 percent live and Tororo District, where 33 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orihisa921/
Oriesa83193/
Oriija839/
Oryisa837/
Ariisa833/
Eriisa833/
Arihisa77196/
Oriesga77111/
Oriesaa7721/
Oriesis779/
Oriishi771/
Oryisha771/
Oriesai771/
Goriesa771/
Orriesga71121/
Horiishi7126/
Hariisah714/
Orjiosha712/
Ariesa67408/
Ariisi6765/
Ariiso6760/
Orieso6753/
Eriesa6723/
Ariiza6714/
Ariija6710/
Oriese679/
Oriezi676/
Orjija675/
Orgesa674/
Hariaisah674/
Orieza673/
Orieja672/
Aharihisa671/
Aryisa671/

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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 Oriisa
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