Orakwe Surname
Approximately 4,171 people bear this surname
Orakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,147 | 1:42,716 | 3,358 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Orakwe (42) may also be a first name.
Orakwe Demographics
Orakwe Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Orakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orakwe is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orakwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,355th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,747,194 people. The surname Orakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Orakwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 42 people.
The surname Orakwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,147 people, or 1 in 42,716. In Nigeria Orakwe is primarily concentrated in: Anambra, where 55 percent live, Enugu, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria Orakwe is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Orakwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Orakwe last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orakwue | 92 | 822 | / |
| Oraekwe | 92 | 205 | / |
| Oraukwe | 92 | 7 | / |
| Orakwuee | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oraekwue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orokwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Orekwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Orakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oragwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orakue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orgagwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Araekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orokwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oraigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oragwa | 67 | 175 | / |
| Oragbe | 67 | 134 | / |
| Arokwe | 67 | 77 | / |
| Orogwe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Oraque | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orokwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aragwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urokwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orague | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urakue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orokue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orakwe
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