Orrequia Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Orrequia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orrequia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1281:333,93326,358
Spain1091:428,91822,835
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Orréquia (1) are calculated separately.

Orrequia Last Name Facts

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

Orrequia has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may be found as a variant: Orréquia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrequia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Orrequia are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most frequently used in Argentina, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 333,933. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 88 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 11 percent live and Río Negro Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Argentina this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 46 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orréquia961/
Urrequia881/
Orreguia881/
Orequio8029/
Urequia803/
Oroquia802/
Urriquia75569/
Arroquia75249/
Oriecuia7531/
Oriquias751/
Orrechia751/
Orekia713/
Urrriquia711/
Orechia67168/
Oraquio674/
Ourekia672/
Oreguio671/
Eroquia671/
Orokuia671/
Oraekia671/
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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 Orrequia
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