Orrego Surname

11,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Orrego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orrego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia19,3331:2,471462
Chile8,8721:1,986365
Paraguay5,1981:1,392258
Argentina4,6771:9,139893
Guatemala3,1811:5,056689
Peru2,3771:13,3721,756
United States9201:393,97734,555
Spain8481:55,1325,090
El Salvador4581:13,851790
Ecuador4171:38,1444,167
Uruguay3861:8,891998
Mexico2391:519,3579,183
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
Canada751:491,27542,011
Panama491:79,8423,294
Australia301:899,85754,700
Belize251:14,2191,533
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England71:7,959,723202,100
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Orrego (16) may also be a first name.

Orrego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orrego occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,847th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 153,603 people. The last name Orrego is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Orrego live; 87 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. Orrego is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is held by 19,333 people, or 1 in 2,471. In Colombia Orrego is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 60 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 11 percent reside and Risaralda Department, where 8 percent reside. Beside Colombia it exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 19 percent reside and Paraguay, where 11 percent reside.

Orrego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orrego surname are 42.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Orrego earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.97% less than the national average, earning 207,762 kr per year; in Peru they earn 37.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,622 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $25,112,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $44,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horrego9236/
Orriego922/
Oorrego921/
Orreigo921/
Orregos921/
Orrgego921/
Orego91508/
Urrego8343,614/
Orrigo83346/
Arrego8335/
Orrega8330/
Oriego8311/
Orrogo8310/
Oreago833/
Oregho831/
Ourego831/
Gorego831/
Oreego831/
Oraego831/
Errego830/
Orreaga77190/
Arriego7745/
Hurrego7743/
Oreigho7727/
Urriego774/
Urreago772/
Arreago772/
Arregoy771/
Oriegho771/
Horrigo771/
Garrego771/
Horrogo771/
Goregoy771/
Oregous770/
Horiego770/
Orogo733,167/
Orega73871/
Origo73788/
Arego73784/
Orago73406/
Erego7372/
Urego7363/
Horegott711/
Hurriego711/
Horegood710/
Arrigo677,277/
Ourega672,298/
Errigo672,087/
Origho67830/
Ariego67804/
Areago67354/
Orogho67186/
Oregas67184/
Oresga67103/
Arrago6799/
Arrogo6786/
Arrega6783/
Gorigo6750/
Horago6738/
Orogoi6734/
Urrega6730/
Gorega6729/
Oriega6727/
Șorega6727/
Oriogo6724/
Orhega6721/
Orgega6718/
Aresgo6713/
Otrega6712/
Herego6712/
Horogo6711/
Areego676/
Uriego676/
Orogou674/
Garego673/
Ereugo673/
Oregah672/
Eriego672/
Aurego672/
Orogoy671/
Errago671/
Orzega671/
Harego671/
Areigo671/
Origos671/
Aregos671/
Aregoh671/
Oreiga671/
Oreaga671/
Oerega671/
Oryogo671/
Oragoo671/
Utrego671/
Oraigo671/
Hurego671/
Oraggo671/
Urrigo671/
Eregou671/

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