Orishaniyi Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Orishaniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Orishaniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orishaniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orishaniyi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orishaniyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orishaniyi is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Orishaniyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Orishaniyi live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Orishaniyi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 33 percent are found, Ondo, where 33 percent are found and Lagos, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orisaniyi | 95 | 153 | / |
| Orishanaiye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orisanaiye | 80 | 188 | / |
| Orisanye | 78 | 15 | / |
| Oresanye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Orisonye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arisanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arisanjaya | 60 | 75 | / |
| Horisonjaya | 57 | 61 | / |
| Arissanjaya | 57 | 2 | / |
| Harishchanhe | 55 | 4 | / |
| Arisainge | 53 | 6 | / |
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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 Orishaniyi
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