Orisha Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Orisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Orisha (222) may also be a first name.
Orisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orisha (Hindi: ओरीशा, Russian: Ориша) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orisha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,252,959th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. Orisha occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Orisha reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 605,116th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 222 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Orisha is most frequent in: Lagos, where 48 percent are found, Ondo, where 15 percent are found and Kogi, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orisha in the Hindi language | ||
| ओरीशा | orisa | 60 |
| ओरिशा | orisa | 40 |
| Orisha in the Russian language | ||
| Ориша | orisa | - |
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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 Orisha
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