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 surname Orisha (Hindi: ओरीशा, Russian: Ориша) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orisha is the 1,252,959th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Orisha live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 605,116th most numerous first name in the world, held by 222 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 48 percent live, Ondo, where 15 percent live and Kogi, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Orisha exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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