Orishaba Surname
Approximately 21,274 people bear this surname
Orishaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 21,273 | 1:1,835 | 268 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Orishaba (59) may also be a first name.
Orishaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orishaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orishaba is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orishaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,358th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 342,556 people. The last name Orishaba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orishaba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Orishaba is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 59 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 21,273 people, or 1 in 1,835. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kanungu District, where 14 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 13 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Uganda Orishaba occurs in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orishaaba | 94 | 20 | / |
| Oirishaba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Osrishaba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Orisaba | 93 | 68 | / |
| Arishaba | 88 | 1,595 | / |
| Orushaba | 88 | 62 | / |
| Orishabe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Erishaba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Orisaaba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Orihsaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Orishabo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oreshaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Orishabyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Orizaba | 80 | 1,028 | / |
| Orisabo | 80 | 97 | / |
| Arisaba | 80 | 36 | / |
| Orisawa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Erisaba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orisabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orisava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urisaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urisahabah | 78 | 9 | / |
| Harishabai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Horisawa | 75 | 2,203 | / |
| Arushaba | 75 | 9 | / |
| Orishawo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Goresaba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orichabo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oriosava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orusheba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horizaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orisabiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orishova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urisahabhai | 74 | 3 | / |
| Arisahabhai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gorishova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Harishabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arisawa | 67 | 6,181 | / |
| Eresaba | 67 | 26 | / |
| Orizava | 67 | 20 | / |
| Orisova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orizabo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orisawo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arizaba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arisabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arisabi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orishaba
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