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/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,363rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,730,187 people. The last name Orim occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Orim live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orim is also the 302,221st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 741 people.

The surname Orim is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,467 people, or 1 in 51,094. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Orim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orim has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Orim last name increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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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