Oriou Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Oriou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2021:328,82549,763
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Oriou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriou is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Oriou reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Oriou is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 328,825. In France it is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 44 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Normandy, where 14 percent live. Not including France it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riou8918,724/
Rioui80275/
Rihou8054/
Riouh802/
Rhiou801/
Rioju801/
Rioyu801/
Ruiou801/
Riaou801/
Rijou800/
Riu754,496/
Rihoux73169/
Reioux7363/
Rajiou7316/
Rihouh733/
Riouux732/
Rieoux731/
Regiou731/
Rius677,799/
Rieu675,443/
Ruiu674,825/
Rghioui671,475/
Riju671,369/
Ryou67544/
Reou67416/
Rihu67339/
Roiu67243/
Riuz67180/
Riuh67127/
Riut67115/
Riua6714/
Riud6713/
Riup6710/
Reiu678/
Rjou672/
Riue671/
Rahaiou671/
Rițu671/
Rjiu671/
Riuy670/
Riux670/

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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 Oriou
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