O'Rua Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
O'Rua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
O'Rua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Rua Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Rua is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Rua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Rua reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland O'Rua is most frequent in: Highland, where 100 percent live. Not including Scotland it exists in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orua | 89 | 799 | / |
| Orzua | 80 | 903 | / |
| Orwua | 80 | 309 | / |
| Gorua | 80 | 271 | / |
| Horua | 80 | 109 | / |
| Orhua | 80 | 53 | / |
| Oirua | 80 | 20 | / |
| Oruas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oruaz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oorua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Otrua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orrua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oruaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osrua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uorua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oruaas | 73 | 23 | / |
| Goruah | 73 | 20 | / |
| Horuat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Horzua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oruoha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orrzua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojruat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oirzua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwa | 67 | 10,549 | / |
| Arua | 67 | 7,780 | / |
| Orva | 67 | 321 | / |
| Orba | 67 | 246 | / |
| Erua | 67 | 207 | / |
| Oruo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Orzuaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 O'Rua
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