Horaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Horaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Horaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horaw occurs most in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Horaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horaw is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Horaw reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger Horaw is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Horaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choraw912/
Khoraw911/
Horgaw911/
Oraw8913,394/
Horav80570/
Horow80213/
Horab80207/
O'Raw80201/
Orawe8067/
Haraw8014/
Ouraw807/
Orhaw806/
Oraws804/
Orawh804/
Ahraw802/
Orraw801/
Uoraw801/
Ooraw801/
Oraaw801/
Orawf801/
Oraww801/
Heraw801/
Khorav73834/
O'Rawe73461/
Chorab73400/
Horaph73160/
Horrow73115/
Horaib7359/
Charaw7355/
Horowa7349/
Hurraw7336/
Ahrawe739/
Harawe736/
Choraf736/
Horaiv734/
Horabh734/
Horavt733/
Horauf733/
Hoorab732/
Harraw732/
Kharaw732/
Oirawe732/
Harhaw732/
Horhow732/
Orauwe731/
Hoorow731/
Horzav731/
Herauw731/
Horowe731/
Gorhaw730/
Uraw675,990/
Orow671,265/
Orav671,074/
Khorova67536/
Araw67469/
Hoerauf67439/
Chourab67339/
Orab67238/
Chatraw6753/
Chotrow6749/
Chorova6744/
Hoyrova6720/
Oraf6717/
Horauph6716/
Eraw6710/
Chorzow678/
Khoraif674/
Chhorab673/
Houtrow673/
Charawe673/
Chorowa672/
Chorzów672/
Jhoraiv671/
Hohrova671/
Kharawe671/
Chorafe671/
Horeauf671/
Chareaw671/
Khouraf671/
Chouraf671/
Horrova671/
Horhowa671/
Horaphe671/
Choorow670/

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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 Horaw
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