Orawo Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3521:131,19310,797
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
India191:40,371,862445,856
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Orawo (10) may also be a first name.

Orawo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orawo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 721,185th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Orawo live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 74 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent are found and Migori County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Orawo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Orawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oreawo919/
Horawo911/
Orawou911/
Oraawo911/
Arawo80275/
Orowo8083/
Orawa8083/
Orewo8040/
Orabo8036/
Erawo8021/
Urawo8016/
Oravo805/
Orawua7393/
Horawa7388/
Orawat7349/
Oravuo7342/
Orowho7324/
Harawo7317/
Arrawo7315/
Arawou7312/
Orhewo7311/
Uraiwo7311/
Arauwo737/
Orasuo736/
Urawoo735/
Urahwo734/
Oraivo733/
Oravho731/
Orouwo731/
Goravo731/
Araawo731/
Arawoh731/
Arawot731/
Argawo731/
Oroewo731/
Orohwo731/
Arauwou6770/
Oruohwo6744/
Arhawho6737/
Orasvuo6726/
Goorawa6722/
Oroewho6716/
Orowhuo678/
Gorowoy677/
Orowhou673/
Horowoj672/
Oroewoh672/
Gurawoo672/
Arhawoh671/
Orouhwo671/
Gorowoj671/
Araywoy671/
Horawat671/
Orahvod670/

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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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  • 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 Orawo
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