Orinami Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orinami Surname User-submission:

Orinami is an North Edo surname meaning 'he did it for me'. The full surname is Ocuzi-rinami, which means 'God did it for me'.

Orinami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Orinami (88) may also be a first name.

Orinami Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Orinami is an North Edo surname meaning 'he did it for me'. The full surname is Ocuzi-rinami, which means 'God did it for me'.

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Orinami Last Name Facts

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

Orinami is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orinami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orinami is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Orinami are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orinami is also the 1,017,994th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 88 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 47 percent live, Kwara, where 32 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Japan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orinaemi9317/
Orienami931/
Orinamie931/
Orienaemi881/
Oriname864/
Arinami863/
Orinemi861/
Orienemi803/
Orinaeme801/
Orenaemi801/
Harinami801/
Harinaumi756/
Orenemi712/
Arinama711/
Orineme711/
Hariname6776/
Orieneme6719/
Arinamma674/
Harunamiy631/
Eruname571/
Erinome571/
Oreneme571/
Aurenama538/
Arenamma531/
Oreunomhe5028/
Harjnamma501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orinami
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