Orreilly Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Orreilly Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Raghallach (the sportive one).

Orreilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Orreilly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Raghallach (the sportive one).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Orreilly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orreilly is more commonly found in Cuba than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orreilly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Orreilly live; 63 percent live in Caribbean and 63 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cuba, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,304,543. In Cuba it is primarily found in: Villa Clara Province, where 80 percent live and Havana, where 20 percent live. Apart from Cuba it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Rreilly945/
Oreilly9314,931/
O'Reilly8849,436/
Oreilley8887/
Ooreilly882/
Oreilloy882/
Oreillyy881/
Oreiilly881/
OߣReilly880/
Oreily8683/
Orrely864/
O'Reilley82164/
O'Reillys824/
O'Reially821/
Orielly80272/
O'Reily80117/
Oreiley8020/
Oreille809/
Oreilli803/
Oreilla803/
Oreylly801/
Oreiily801/
Oreiliy801/
Oreiloy801/
Oreilyy801/
Oreitly801/
Oreelly800/
Orailly800/
Oreally800/
Orely776/
Orily771/
O'Rielly75513/
Oreiller75187/
O'Reiley7541/
Orielley7522/
O'Really754/
Goruelly754/
Gareilly752/
O'Reiily752/
O'Reiloy751/
O'Reylly751/
Oreillis751/
Ò'reilly751/
O'Reelly750/
O'Railly750/
Gourrely750/
Oriley711,120/
Gorely71214/
O'Rielley7167/
Orrela7145/
Urrely7127/
Oriely7126/
Gorily7110/
Orilya714/
Orally713/
Orreli712/
Oraily712/
Horely711/
Oriliy711/
Oreili711/
Oreliy711/
Orraly711/
Oreile711/
Orrila711/
Orelya711/
Goureille711/
Goorhelly711/
O'Rely710/
Oreley710/
Oriloy710/
O'Riley671,007/
Gorelyy67550/
Horelyi67268/
O'Riely6746/
Orgille6739/
Orrioli6731/
Arielly6728/
Gorelyi6721/
Goreliy6717/
Gorilyy6714/
Goriely6714/
Gorrele6711/
Gorreli679/
Gorrili679/
Urrelys679/
Orrelid679/
Oreyila679/
Orejila678/
Orielli678/
Ereally675/
Aryelly675/
Orailla675/
Goriley673/
Goreluy673/
Orieley673/
Orileys673/
Orelaya673/
Ureilay673/
Gourely672/
Goreley672/
Areille672/
Orielle672/
Garrily671/
O'Rally671/
O'Reley671/
Orailey671/
Orealey671/
Harrely671/
Gorrile671/
Ureally671/
Urreley671/
Horilyo671/
Houtreille671/
Orhella671/
Ourilya671/
O'Realy671/
Argelly671/
Arriely671/
Oresley670/
Hourely670/
Oreeley670/
Oroille670/
Garrely670/
Horrele670/
Oretley670/

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