Orinah Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Orinah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 30 | 1:1,539,330 | 35,755 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Orinah (103) may also be a first name.
Orinah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orinah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orinah is most common in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Orinah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orinah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Orinah is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Orinah reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orinah is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 103 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,539,330. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kericho County, where 30 percent reside, Kisii County, where 30 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 30 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 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 Orinah
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