Orioha Surname

394,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orioha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orioha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8511:208,15812,397
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Orioha (24) may also be a first name.

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Orioha Demographics

Orioha Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 43 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Orioha Last Name Facts

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

Orioha occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orioha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orioha is the 394,847th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Orioha reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orioha is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Orioha is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 208,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Abia, where 33 percent live, Imo, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Orioha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

Orioha earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orjioha9236/
Orioa9115/
Orihao8331/
Arioha831/
Erioha831/
Arihoha771/
Oriao7337/
Arioa734/
Hariohay71642/
Arioas6716/
Ereoha6710/
Harriohay679/
Arrioa672/
Orjiao671/
Hariohhay671/
Garioa671/
Hhariohay671/
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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 Orioha
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