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 surname Orawo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orawo? popularity and diffusion

Orawo is the 721,185th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. Orawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Orawo reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orawo is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Orawo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 131,193. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 74 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 18 percent live and Migori County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Orawo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Orawo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding 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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