Oragwa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oragwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oragwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oragwa (17) may also be a first name.

Oragwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oragwa is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oragwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oragwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

Oragwa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 1,018,062. In Nigeria Oragwa is mostly found in: Lagos, where 38 percent are found, Plateau, where 16 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Oragwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oragwah9221/
Oragwua923/
Orahgwah861/
Oragba83317/
Oregwa836/
Aragwa835/
Orakwa833/
Oragwe832/
Oragua831/
Eragwa831/
Oreagba77574/
Oragbai77187/
Eragwah7711/
Aeragwa777/
Haragwa771/
Oiragua771/
Garagwa771/
Orangua771/
Orgagwe771/
Oraigwe771/
Oreagbai711/
Orakwe674,171/
Aragua67816/
Aragba67414/
Eregwa67285/
Oragui67250/
Oragbe67134/
Arogwa6735/
Orogwo6728/
Oragbo6727/
Aregwa6716/
Orogwe6715/
Orokwa675/
Aragwe673/
Arakwa673/
Orakwo672/
Uragba672/
Orague672/
Aragwo671/
Harang'wa671/
Heurangwa671/

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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 Oragwa
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