Orshiga Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Orshiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
Orshiga (81) may also be a first name.
Orshiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orshiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orshiga is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orshiga? popularity and diffusion
Orshiga is the 1,244,200th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orshiga live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orshiga is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 81 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 89 percent live, Nasarawa, where 10 percent live and Kogi, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Orshiga exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orshinga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Orsiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orshighga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Orzhiga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gorsiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orshinge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orciga | 77 | 259 | / |
| Orsega | 77 | 82 | / |
| Arsiga | 77 | 53 | / |
| Orsuga | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ersiga | 77 | 17 | / |
| Orjiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orséga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ursiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harshinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Archiga | 71 | 33 | / |
| Orsuega | 71 | 15 | / |
| Arshigi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arsigah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arsiega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orchige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hershega | 67 | 13 | / |
| Arshingi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orcheega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orshenge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orshiga
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