Oranu Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oranu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oranu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5611:315,76217,429
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oranu (34) may also be a first name.

Oranu Last Name Facts

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

Oranu (Oriya: ଓରାନୁ, Russian: Орану) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oranu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oranu is the 525,029th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oranu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 315,762. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Enugu, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Oranu occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Oranu Last Name Statistics demography

Oranu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.04% more than the national average, earning $69,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Organu9160/
Oranus9117/
Oranut918/
Orranu914/
Orangu913/
Horanu913/
Oragnu912/
Oranau911/
Oreanu911/
Goranu911/
Oranou911/
Oranud911/
Horeanu83245/
Goreanu83220/
Orășanu83130/
Ouranou83100/
Orheanu8341/
Oranuch8315/
Orhanou8310/
Oranous831/
Orangou831/
Orașanu831/
Orannut831/
Orenu8052/
Eranu8045/
Uranu8032/
Aranu8019/
Oronu807/
Gorangou772/
Gourangu771/
Houranou771/
Șotreanu771/
Orranuch771/
Arangu73458/
Țăranu73400/
Aranui73131/
Eraenu7387/
Haranu7375/
Uranus7372/
Orongu7352/
Țaranu7336/
Uranau7333/
Goronu7321/
Urangu7320/
Aranus7317/
Ereanu7316/
Heranu7311/
Aranud737/
Guranu736/
Areanu734/
Oruonu733/
Oronus733/
Garanu733/
Aaranu731/
Aranuj731/
Huranu731/
Horonu731/
Urzanu731/
Oronau731/
Urainu731/
Åäranu731/
Ṭăranu731/
Arșanu731/
Aranou731/
Aranuu731/
Aranuz731/
Orognu731/
Araenu731/
Eraunu731/
Arannau67136/
Gureanu6778/
Aragnou6737/
Aranaud6720/
Haranau6716/
Garanau6714/
Aranout679/
Aranuis679/
Aranaut678/
Haranud676/
Gurranu674/
Arășanu674/
Haranou672/
Arainau672/
Haranus672/
Herțanu672/
Garangu671/
Gurangu671/
Uraanus671/
Oroungu671/
Horenuj671/
Hooranoush671/
Orongnu671/
Haraneu671/
Garaneu671/
Garanou671/
Aharanu671/
Arșeanu671/
Aranuiz671/
Aranđus671/
Ureanus671/
Aranuch671/
Aranaux670/
Aranoux670/

Oranu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oranu in the Oriya language
ଓରାନୁoranu-
Oranu in the Russian language
Орануoranu-

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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
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  • 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 Oranu
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