Oriji Surname
Approximately 4,763 people bear this surname
Oriji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,674 | 1:37,900 | 3,065 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Japan | 33 | 1:3,874,069 | 36,135 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Oriji (216) may also be a first name.
Oriji Demographics
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Oriji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oriji is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oriji is the 99,389th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,530,033 people. Oriji occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oriji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oriji is also the 614,549th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 216 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,674 people, or 1 in 37,900. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 27 percent are found, Rivers, where 26 percent are found and Anambra, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.
Oriji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Oriji surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.
Oriji earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning $50,646 USD per year.
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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 Oriji
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