Oryah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Oryah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oryah (19) may also be a first name.
Oryah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oryah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oryah occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oryah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oryah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oryah is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Oryah occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Oryah reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oryah is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename on earth, held by 19 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Oryah is most prevalent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
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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 Oryah
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