Oranekwu Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oranekwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oranekwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oranekwu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oranekwu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oranekwu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. Oranekwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oranekwu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oranekwu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 1,173,131. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 18 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Kano, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oranekwu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oranekwu Last Name Statistics demography

Oranekwu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oranekwuh941/
Orankwu932/
Oranakwu884/
Ornek77174/
Oriyanku753/
Oranegui751/
Youranek750/
Oruonyeokwu741/
Uranek71150/
Iranku71113/
Orynek7177/
Iranek7139/
Orneck7123/
Oranke7119/
Yranek7113/
Oranko7111/
Oernek716/
Oranka715/
Oranki714/
Orinek714/
Orinikewu713/
Eranku713/
Orangu713/
Oranik712/
Oranuc712/
Orunwaeku711/
Aranku711/
Orenek711/
Oraniegui711/
Oronek711/
Oriank711/
Yornek711/
Orianegua711/
Oranugo67187/
Oraniec67178/
Oranika67108/
Oraon Ekka6768/
Oranuka6746/
Oraniuk6736/
Oranyuk6736/
Uraneck6727/
Yuranek6724/
Urianek6716/
Oranuch6715/
Erranku6714/
Iraneck6712/
Orianki6711/
Orankoy6710/
Ornecki679/
Orranki677/
Ornk676/
Orawnec675/
Orianka674/
Oranuga674/
Oruonyeoku673/
Ornegue673/
Orungwu673/
Oronkwo672/
Orangua671/
Orankhi671/
Oraunka671/
Orneugh671/
Irunkwu671/
Ornałek671/
Oraon K671/
Orankeh671/
Orankai671/
Ornewga671/
Owronek671/
Orangou671/
Orang'u671/
Aranegu671/
Oruangu671/
O Ranke670/

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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 Oranekwu
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