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) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orisha? popularity and diffusion
Orisha is the 1,252,959th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. Orisha occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Orisha are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orisha is also the 605,116th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 222 people.
Orisha is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Ondo, where 15 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Orisha is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
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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