Oroyi Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oroyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546

Oroyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oroyi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oroyi is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oroyi reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oroyi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 71 percent live, Bayelsa, where 7 percent live and Ekiti, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goroyi913/
Oroyio911/
Oroy89404/
Oroi8959/
Oroya801,332/
Oroyo80845/
Goroy80500/
Oroji80373/
Goroi80309/
Oroye80300/
Horoi80186/
Orois80103/
Orgoi8071/
Orzoi8044/
Orayi8026/
Orroi8026/
Oryia8010/
Oroiz8010/
Oriyi809/
Oroii809/
Oroyt806/
Oreyi806/
Aroyi805/
Oroie805/
Oroia804/
Oruyi803/
Horoy803/
Oroij802/
Oroio802/
Oryie801/
Orouy801/
Oryio801/
Otroi801/
Ohroy801/
O'Roy801/
Ouroi801/
Orioye73945/
Oryoji73660/
Gorgoy73309/
Oreyio73148/
Horayi73108/
Horoya73107/
Horhoi7397/
Gorgoi7385/
Goroji7366/
Orouyo7356/
Orooji7352/
Goroie7351/
Gorayi7345/
Orouye7344/
Orohii7341/
Orouji7336/
Goroya7334/
Oroyoo7326/
Horoji7317/
Orroyo7316/
Goroye7313/
Orouya7313/
Goroyo7311/
Oreyie7311/
Oroiyo739/
Orojie739/
Gorroy738/
Orohia737/
Goryie736/
Gorroi736/
Horoyd735/
Houroi735/
Orayii734/
Goryia734/
Ooroji733/
Oreiyi733/
Goroio733/
Ouroyo732/
Osroio732/
Orogie732/
Otroji731/
Orroyd731/
Ohroyd731/
Oiroyd731/
Horroy731/
Orhyia731/
Oruoji731/
Orioia731/
Orgoji731/
Orioji731/
Horois731/
Horoit731/
Orayit731/
Orouia731/
O'Troy731/
Gooroi731/
Argoyi731/
Arouyi731/
Aroyis731/
Oroojy731/
Oroyah731/
Oruoye731/
Ooruyi731/
Osroye730/
Orou67108,512/
Orie676,865/
Orui674,625/
Oray672,527/
Aroy671,164/
Orey67920/
Orai67678/
Oroa67505/
Orye67426/
Orij67315/
Aroi67293/
Gourayi67209/
Gorgoya67142/
Orei6786/
Oroe6764/
Gargoyi6737/
Gouroji6715/
Gouroyo6712/
Gorrayi675/
Orayhit675/
Oroj674/
Oruy674/
Oriohio673/
Hauroyi672/
Horohiy672/
Oriohia672/
Gorgoio672/
Hoorayi672/
Orroyas671/
Orroyos671/
Houroji671/
Houroyd671/
Horoitz671/
Gorojii671/
Horoias671/
Hourayi671/
Houroya671/
Hoiroyd671/
Oreyhit671/
Ourouji671/
Ourouya671/
Ourouyo671/
Goroyaï671/
Ouhrouy671/
Goroohy671/
Gorgoyo671/
Gorhayi671/
Hohroyd670/

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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
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  • 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 Oroyi
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