Orinjo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orinjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orinjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orinjo (5) may also be a first name.

Orinjo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orinjo is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orinjo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orinjo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Orinjo live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common first name on earth It is held by 5 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orginjo921/
Ornjo915/
Orinyo83574/
Orinio8335/
Arinjo8313/
Orineo8312/
Orenjo837/
Orinco831/
Orunjo831/
Erinjo831/
Oruenjo779/
Arinijo772/
Arainjo771/
Otrinyo771/
Horenjo771/
Horinja771/
Herinjo771/
Oriño73786/
Gorginio711/
Oriencho711/
Orinya673,570/
Orenio67219/
Orenzo67216/
Orenyo67214/
Orenja67202/
Orunja67108/
Gorinchoy6797/
Orinia6795/
Arinyo6771/
Orinza6750/
Arigno6744/
Erineo6735/
Arinio6724/
Erinio6717/
Arenjo6717/
Orenco6711/
Arinzo679/
Harnjo676/
Arinco675/
Arineo673/
Arinja673/
Arinho672/
Oreñio672/
Oriñio672/
Orunyo672/
Arimjo672/
Orenso672/
Arunjo672/
Hourinsou671/
Orinca671/
Erinja671/
Orinea671/
Origna671/
Orinsa671/
Arinso670/

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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 Orinjo
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