Oryer Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oryer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oryer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Oryer (13) may also be a first name.

Oryer Last Name Facts

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

Oryer is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oryer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oryer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oryer live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oryer is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 98 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Oryer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oryer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oryer last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orhyer9128/
Orayer9110/
Oryier914/
Oroyer914/
Oryere911/
Goryer910/
Orye89426/
Horiyer833/
Gorayer832/
Horoyer831/
Orayesr831/
Oiryier831/
Orear802,362/
Oryee80119/
Orger80111/
Eryer80110/
Oraer8073/
Orrye8049/
Orier808/
Oreir807/
Oreer805/
Aryer804/
Oreur804/
Gorye803/
Oryes802/
Oruer801/
Oryie801/
Oryet801/
Orhye801/
Orjer800/
Horye800/
O'Troyer772/
Orouyere771/
Gorriyer770/
Oriere73729/
Horger73721/
Aryere73277/
Orgaer73109/
Orehar7372/
Heryer7358/
Goryea7330/
Goorye7326/
Oryech7323/
Orejor7322/
Ariyer7319/
Oreair7315/
Oreart7314/
Oraiye7311/
Oreyie7311/
Oreier735/
Oriyar734/
Oreare733/
Gorier732/
Goroer732/
Garyer732/
Orzier732/
Ourier732/
Orayar732/
Ourger731/
Oraier731/
Horyee731/
Gorrye731/
Aruyer731/
Orrier731/
Goroyr731/
Oreyar731/
Horier731/
Orejar731/
Orejer731/
Eryher731/
Orieer731/
Haryer730/
Horyes730/
Aryerz730/
Aroyer730/
Osrier730/
Goreer730/
Orie676,865/
Orge672,866/
Gourier67375/
Orjy67312/
Orje67282/
Arye67224/
Orriere67181/
Goraiye67153/
Garryer67132/
Orhiere67109/
Auroyer67109/
Orowere6782/
Gorrier6770/
Ohrauer6719/
Hourier6717/
Goriyar6710/
Orhyets6710/
Ariyere679/
Arruyer675/
Gorayye675/
Atroyer674/
Oruiere674/
Araiyer673/
Horrier672/
Oroyire671/
Orehart671/
Harryer671/
Goorjer671/
Goreejr671/
Houruer671/
Gorgoer671/
Horauer671/
Orauert671/
Oryé671/
Orée671/
Orehard671/
Ourrier671/
Garayer671/
Aurayer671/
Orierre671/
Oryj671/
Gorehar671/
Hourger670/

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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 Oryer
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