Surname Orontes (العاصى 
, Orontes 
, Oronte 
) , in the world, is quite a rare family name. The family name Orontes is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname, Nicaragua, and Libya, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Nicaragua, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, Orontes is the forename as well as the last name.