Orakwu Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orakwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oraukwu | 92 | 97 | / |
| Oraekwu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Oreakwu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Oragwu | 83 | 276 | / |
| Orekwu | 83 | 99 | / |
| Orokwu | 83 | 31 | / |
| Urakwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Araukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orgagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orogwu | 67 | 3,162 | / |
| Arokwu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Urokwu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Erokwu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Arekwu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Oregwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aharaekwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruogwu | 62 | 28 | / |
| Eruokwu | 62 | 25 | / |
| Orougwu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Orogwuu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Oreagbu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Uruokwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Orogwuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Oraigbu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aroukwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arocckwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oorougwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orogbu | 50 | 108 | / |
| Erogwu | 50 | 23 | / |
| Urogwu | 50 | 17 | / |
| Aragbu | 50 | 6 | / |
| Eregwu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Arogwu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Aregwu | 50 | 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 Orakwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis