Orim Surname

110,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4671:51,0943,915
Papua New Guinea6421:12,7001,185
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India71:109,580,769786,157
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
England51:11,143,612252,590
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Orim (741) may also be a first name.

Orim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orim (Hindi: ओृम, Oriya: ଓରୀମ, Russian: Орим) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,363rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,730,187 people. The surname Orim is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Orim reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 302,221st most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 741 people.

Orim is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,467 people, or 1 in 51,094. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 86 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Orim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orim has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Orim surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orime89677/
Gorim89259/
Oriem89241/
Horim8997/
Orhim8936/
Ohrim8929/
Oraim8910/
Oreim892/
Orrim892/
Otrim891/
Orimc891/
Orisme801,561/
Orheim80247/
Ourhim80242/
Outrim8051/
Horaim8016/
Orhaim808/
Hosrim806/
Horrim805/
Goruim804/
Ottrim803/
Horime802/
Gourim802/
Gorrim802/
Goraim801/
Orhiem801/
Hoorim801/
Orhiom801/
Oreime801/
Horimk801/
Orriem801/
Orhime801/
Orimkk801/
Goirim801/
Erim7512,757/
Arim757,932/
Orin756,933/
Orem753,313/
Urim75503/
Orém751/
Orjm751/
Outtrim73308/
Orrheim738/
Gorheim736/
Ohreime735/
Orimova734/
Houriem734/
Orahaim731/
Hoyhrim731/
Orzheim731/
Hhotrim731/
Oirhime731/
Orina6718,805/
Gorin6717,418/
Harim673,539/
Orion672,773/
Garim671,196/
Oring671,180/
Arime67730/
Ariem67719/
Orrin67716/
Ohrem67710/
Horin67657/
Orgem67538/
Arhim67443/
Arzim67422/
Orgin67399/
Aarim67346/
Ariom67315/
Arrim67309/
Orien67247/
Otrin67222/
Arism67213/
Đorem67203/
Osrin67196/
Araim67193/
Asrim67159/
Horem67147/
Uraim67126/
Ourem67120/
Uriem67116/
Ahrim67109/
Oreme6789/
Ohrin6785/
Ereim6755/
Orrem6751/
Ourém6750/
Hurim6742/
Atrim6732/
Gurim6731/
Orind6726/
Gorem6723/
Areim6718/
Ourin6717/
Orint6715/
Eriem6712/
Herim6711/
Orhem6710/
Ehrim678/
Oorin676/
Urime676/
Oryom676/
Oream675/
Uhrim675/
Ohrimova674/
Uriom674/
Oirin673/
Eerim673/
Eraim672/
Errim672/
Aroim672/
O'Rem672/
Erhim672/
Oremm671/
Đorin671/
Urhim671/
Orinn671/
Eruim671/
Oreum671/
Aurim671/
Oryme671/
Oreem671/
Oreym671/
Orisn671/
Aerim671/
Aruim671/
Oruin670/
Hohreime670/

Orim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orim in the Hindi language
ओृमorma-
Orim in the Oriya language
ଓରୀମorima-
Orim in the Russian language
Оримorim-

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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
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  • 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 Orim
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