Oranwa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Oranwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oranwa (22) may also be a first name.
Oranwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oranwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oranwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oranwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Oranwa is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oranwa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Oranwa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 67 percent live, Rivers, where 21 percent live and Enugu, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oranwat | 92 | 12 | / |
| Orannwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oranwo | 83 | 33 | / |
| Oranwe | 83 | 19 | / |
| Oranva | 83 | 14 | / |
| Aranwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Uranwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Garanwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Haranwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Orgonwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oranbay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ohronwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Heranwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aranwas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orannwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oramwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aranwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aharanwa | 71 | 244 | / |
| Horanwez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garanwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orounwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uranva | 67 | 140 | / |
| Oramba | 67 | 97 | / |
| Uramwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aranua | 67 | 20 | / |
| Horahanua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oronwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aranba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eronwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aranva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oronwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eranua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aramwa | 67 | 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 Oranwa
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