Oryeke Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oryeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oryeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Oryeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oryeke is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oryeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oryeke is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Oryeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oryeke reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oryeke is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 87 percent are found, Benue, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Oryeke occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orayeke922/
Oryek91766/
Orieke83531/
Oraeke8379/
Oryeki8313/
Oryiek835/
Oryeka832/
Orueke832/
Oreeke832/
Oroeke832/
Oreike831/
Oraekee7738/
Oreakie7720/
Oraekei7710/
Ariyeke777/
Oreakee775/
Orjieke773/
Oraekeh773/
Orjeike773/
Orayeka771/
Goraeke771/
Oraekey771/
Oryieki771/
Aroyeke771/
Haryeke771/
Oreikie771/
Horoyke770/
Orike731,274/
Oriek73298/
Orake73127/
Aryek7379/
Orgek7322/
Oryec739/
Orjiekeh713/
Oryeshsk711/
Goriecke710/
Horeakes710/
Horike672,013/
Oryekhova671,111/
Orieka67236/
Horake67229/
Orouke67208/
Oraeki67123/
Orgeck6732/
Orieki6732/
Oriike6721/
Orjekh6711/
Orriek679/
Oryegh677/
Oreaki677/
Goriek676/
Aryeki674/
Orakei674/
Orjike674/
Arieke674/
Oraike673/
Orieks673/
Orayka673/
Urieke673/
Oroeki672/
Uryeki672/
Aryeyk671/
Arueke671/
Oiriek671/
Areike671/
Oreiki671/
Oreika671/
Aryike671/
Ourake671/
Orjeka671/
Oreyki671/
O'Rake671/
Origke671/
Orgece671/
Orieck670/

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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
  • 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 Oryeke
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