Oirua Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Oirua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oirua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Oirua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oirua occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oirua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oirua is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Oirua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Oirua live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Solomonic Oceania.

The surname is most common in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 32,224. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent are found. Besides The Solomon Islands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oirzua911/
Irua891,664/
Orua89799/
Orzua80903/
Orwua80309/
Gorua80271/
Girua80150/
Horua80109/
Orhua8053/
Yorua8051/
Airua8049/
Iorua8044/
Jirua8027/
Hirua8024/
Oruas806/
Yirua804/
O'Rua804/
Oorua803/
Oruaz803/
Otrua802/
Orrua802/
Irrua802/
Oruaa801/
Irzua801/
Iruat801/
Iruad801/
Uorua801/
Osrua801/
Iruaa801/
Jitrua7377/
Jirzua7336/
Huirua7328/
Oruaas7323/
Goruah7320/
Ierwua7319/
Iorhua7315/
Jirwua737/
Horuat737/
Ayorua736/
Irhuay735/
Horzua734/
Ioruaa734/
Uyorua733/
Irouha732/
Oruoha732/
Ijarua732/
Ayirua731/
Iruhas731/
Oruaha731/
Hiruah731/
Ijirua731/
Aierua731/
Ojerua731/
Ijorua731/
Eyorua731/
Ojruat731/
Oyorua731/
Orrzua731/
Oruhad731/
Hiruay731/
Orguha731/
Iyarua731/
Orwa6710,549/
Arua677,780/
Iruo67598/
Irwa67360/
Orva67321/
Orba67246/
Erua67207/
Oruo6792/
Oyarzua6776/
Irva6776/
Irba6751/
Ajirzua6743/
Iyorwua6725/
Hirhuay6722/
Iorwuha6711/
Egierua6711/
Huiarua672/
Ajirwua671/
Iruhath671/
Airueha671/
Orhuaha671/
Iruha'a671/
Jrua671/
Hirhuat671/
Orzuaai671/
Ijirwua671/

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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
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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 Oirua
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