Oryih Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oryih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oryih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Oryih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oryih is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oryih? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oryih is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oryih live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 72 percent are found and Lagos, where 28 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orjih80179/
Orihe8076/
Orihi8011/
Oriha8011/
Oriih808/
Oryiz804/
Oryio801/
Oryie801/
Ourihi73170/
Orjieh73146/
Oriehi7365/
Horyha7343/
Oryech7323/
Orihie7320/
Oreyie7311/
Oriech737/
Gorjih734/
Gorihe733/
Orieha733/
Orijeh733/
Ouriha732/
Orjaih732/
Oriehe731/
Orgieh731/
Orji67182,738/
Orie676,865/
Orye67426/
Orjy67312/
Gourihi67137/
Hourieh6795/
Horiysh6784/
Goreayi6762/
Gourieh6751/
Orjioha6736/
Oriá679/
Hoirieh678/
Gourihy676/
Oriohio673/
Goryaiy672/
Gorjieh672/
Oryj671/
Oriha'a671/
Oryé671/
Haryich671/
Horiesh670/

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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 Oryih
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