Orji Surname

3,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria179,2551:988123
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
United States4411:821,90263,073
England3231:172,50215,799
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Benin121:861,30044,192
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Orji (15,597) may also be a first name.

Orji Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Orji Come From? nationality or country of origin

Orji (Marathi: ओरजी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orji is the 3,084th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 39,880 people. The last name Orji is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orji is also the 45,163rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 15,597 people.

The last name Orji is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 179,255 people, or 1 in 988. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 19 percent are found, Imo, where 18 percent are found and Abia, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Orji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Orji surname are 45.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.59% registered with the party.

The amount Orji earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.1% more than the national average, earning R 294,912 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorji8914,823/
Oriji894,763/
Orjie891,376/
Orjih89179/
Orjii8956/
Orjit8928/
Oorji897/
Ortji893/
Orjis893/
Orjji893/
Orjui892/
Orrji892/
Ordji892/
Ourji891/
Ojrji891/
Uorji891/
Orjei891/
Oyrji891/
Orjio891/
Orhji891/
Horji891/
Orjieh80146/
Orujie8067/
Gourji8031/
Goorji8028/
Goriji8026/
Orojie809/
Orejie809/
Oreiji806/
Gorjji804/
Gorjih804/
Orjaih802/
Orddji802/
Oraiji802/
Gorjai802/
Gorjie801/
Orijei801/
Horjie801/
Horjio801/
Orjais801/
Gorjio801/
Ourjie801/
Osrjit801/
Oruiji801/
Ourjit801/
Ordjei801/
Gorjui800/
Orsi7512,113/
Arji7511,092/
Orie756,865/
Orgi75736/
Orci75550/
Orzi75350/
Orjy75312/
Orje75282/
Urji7544/
Orhi7519/
Orja7515/
Oriá759/
Erji755/
Orjj751/
Oryj751/
Orjioha7336/
Gorjieh732/
Oriejie731/
Goreiji731/
Horie6769,614/
Harji672,958/
Gorsi672,728/
Orshi672,351/
Ariji672,303/
Orija671,724/
Orchi671,689/
Orrie67621/
Ardji67592/
Gurji67547/
Gorie67507/
Oriyo67379/
Oriet67353/
Oriez67328/
Aarji67315/
Orhei67304/
Horja67276/
Orgis67257/
Horje67199/
Garji67179/
Arjij67169/
Oršić67163/
Arjie67154/
Horhi6781/
Orihe6776/
Orsić6774/
Arjis6773/
Orzei6769/
Arjit6763/
Orsie6758/
Ories6757/
Ourci6756/
Oriee6754/
Oriea6754/
Orije6752/
Artji6752/
Arjji6749/
Orhie6748/
Orcai6748/
Gorjy6746/
Orzoi6744/
Arjih6742/
Gorje6735/
Oorie6734/
Orgie6732/
Ourie6731/
Oursi6731/
Arjai6730/
Horsi6729/
Orrje6726/
Orzio6726/
Oryih6726/
Orsai6725/
Oerie6722/
Hurji6721/
Orssi6719/
Orsit6718/
Orciz6716/
Gorci6716/
Orioa6715/
Oršič6715/
Arjiz6714/
Herji6714/
Orehi6712/
Orsei6712/
Orgiz6711/
Arjii6711/
Oriha6711/
Ourhi6711/
Oreei6711/
Orihi6711/
Gorzi6710/
Arjhi679/
Osrsi679/
Orjay679/
Oriej679/
Gorçi679/
Horci679/
Orier678/
Eriji678/
Oriih678/
Orzsi678/
Orkhi678/
Orgih677/
Oriit677/
Orzai676/
Orjes676/
Orgiy675/
Urjit675/
Arjid675/
Orzie675/
Oriey675/
Oryiz674/
Uriji674/
Orzzi674/
Horaajhi674/
Oried673/
Oriis673/
Oršit673/
Horzi673/
Utrji673/
Horié673/
Oriaa673/
Orcid673/
Orjee672/
Orhai672/
Oriiz672/
O'Rie672/
Orsis672/
Orgei672/
Oirja672/
Gorjé672/
Orjeh672/
Orgej671/
Orgid671/
Orsaj671/
Orsid671/
Orzit671/
Oorja671/
Erjih671/
Arrji671/
Urjhi671/
Urjiz671/
Oriio671/
Oryie671/
Orhsi671/
Orioe671/
Osrie671/
Horgi671/
Horši671/
Orcis671/
Ordje671/
Oryio671/
Orzuj671/
Oríiz671/
Oriie671/
Orioi671/
Orhid671/
Ori'i671/
Oriay671/
Oriță671/
Orjeu671/
Ourhajji671/
Ourzi671/
Arjei671/
Arjio671/
Arjui671/
Orjea671/
Oyrie671/
Orsui671/
Oreej671/
Oriaj671/
Urjiy671/
Eerji671/
Atrji671/
Orjer670/

Orji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orji in the Marathi language
ओरजीoraji-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orji
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