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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orakwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,355th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,747,194 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orakwe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 42 people.
The last name Orakwe is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,147 people, or 1 in 42,716. In Nigeria Orakwe is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 55 percent are found, Enugu, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Orakwe exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Orakwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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