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In all the world, אורסטה (Oreste , אורסטה ) is a common male forename. The given name אורסטה is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common boy's name, Argentina, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Cuba. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Italy, Argentina, and Brazil. Very seldom, אורסטה is the last name as well as the forename.
אורסטה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Oreste , character in Andromaque; Oreste , character in Iliad; Oreste (Orestes) , the operatic character in the opera Ermione by Gioachino Rossini; Oreste , the operatic character in the opera La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina, La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina and Oreste (Orestes) , the operatic character in the opera Clitennestra by Ildebrando Pizzetti, among other works.