Anorue Surname

219,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anorue Surname User-submission:

The Anorue surname means 'to live to an expected time' or 'to live to old age' in Igbo language. This name is a form of blessing among Igbo.

Anorue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8101:97,8696,685
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Anorue (52) may also be a first name.

Anorue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Anorue surname means 'to live to an expected time' or 'to live to old age' in Igbo language. This name is a form of blessing among Igbo.

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Anorue Last Name Facts

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

Anorue (Russian: Аноруе) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anorue? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anorue is the 219,513th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,911,726 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Anorue are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anorue is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname Anorue is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,810 people, or 1 in 97,869. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 21 percent reside, Abia, where 19 percent reside and Rivers, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Anorue is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Anorue Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Anorue earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.85% less than the national average, earning R 152,448 per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anuorue928/
Anoroue924/
Anourue923/
Anoruea921/
Anorve83190/
Anorou8339/
Anurue8338/
Anarue8312/
Anorye8311/
Anorbe8311/
Anorie8310/
Onorue8310/
Anoree838/
Anorau834/
Anorea831/
Anorey831/
Anoreji773,952/
Anourou7740/
Agnorou7727/
Anoraud7710/
Anorouh773/
Ganoree772/
Ganorou771/
Angorie771/
Anoreis771/
Ainerue771/
Anorves771/
Angorei771/
Anuruihe7140/
Angourei7125/
Anorijeh7116/
Annourou7115/
Hanourou713/
Ganouree712/
Gangorie711/
Anooraju711/
Agnourou711/
Anhourau711/
Angourou711/
Annorbea711/
Ganourie711/
Onorbe67526/
Añorve6791/
Anarou6762/
Añorbe6750/
Onorve6742/
Anarea6731/
Anarie6716/
Onorie6712/
Anoraj678/
Anarau676/
Gangourou672/
Anarey672/
Gangorgou671/
Anareu671/
Gangoraju671/
Anarej671/
Anarye671/
Onorea671/
Onoree671/
Anarei671/
Hannourou671/
Gannourou671/
Anhourous671/
Anarve671/
Ańorve671/
Anurbe671/
Enarue671/
Onorye671/

Anorue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anorue in the Russian language
Аноруеanorue-

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