Orjih Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orjih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orjih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Orjih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orjih is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orjih.

How Common Is The Last Name Orjih? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Orjih are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 20 percent live, Kogi, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Orjih Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orjih last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Orjih earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orjieh91146/
Gorjih914/
Orjaih912/
Orji89182,738/
Orjioha8336/
Gorjieh832/
Gorji8014,823/
Oriji804,763/
Orjie801,376/
Orihe8076/
Orjii8056/
Arjih8042/
Orjit8028/
Oryih8026/
Oriha8011/
Orihi8011/
Oriih808/
Oorji807/
Orgih807/
Ortji803/
Orjis803/
Orjji803/
Orjui802/
Orrji802/
Ordji802/
Orjeh802/
Ourji801/
Erjih801/
Ojrji801/
Uorji801/
Orjei801/
Oyrji801/
Orjio801/
Orhji801/
Horji801/
Orsich73328/
Orgish73199/
Ourihi73170/
Orujie7367/
Oriehi7365/
Gourji7331/
Goorji7328/
Goriji7326/
Orihie7320/
Garjih7319/
Orojie739/
Orejie739/
Oriech737/
Oreiji736/
Gorjji734/
Orieha733/
Orijeh733/
Gorihe733/
Orddji732/
Oraiji732/
Ouriha732/
Gorjai732/
Orgich731/
Gorjie731/
Orijei731/
Orgieh731/
Horjie731/
Horjio731/
Orjais731/
Gorjio731/
Arjish731/
Ourjie731/
Oriehe731/
Orshih731/
Osrjit731/
Oruiji731/
Ourjit731/
Ordjei731/
Arijih731/
Gorjui730/
Orsi6712,113/
Arji6711,092/
Orie676,865/
Orgi67736/
Orci67550/
Orzi67350/
Orhe67342/
Orjy67312/
Orje67282/
Gourihi67137/
Hourieh6795/
Horiysh6784/
Orshich6760/
Gourieh6751/
Urji6744/
Orssich6740/
Orhi6719/
Orshish6717/
Orja6715/
Oriá679/
Hoirieh678/
Horzich677/
Gourihy676/
Erji675/
Garijih675/
Oriohio673/
Gorscih671/
Orjj671/
Oriejie671/
Oriha'a671/
Goreiji671/
Arajieh671/
Orshioh671/
Oryj671/
Horiesh670/

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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 Orjih
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