Orelaru Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orelaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orelaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orelaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orelaru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelaru? popularity and diffusion

Orelaru is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Orelaru reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Orelaru is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Kebbi, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orlaru924/
Orelru921/
Orellara803/
Garelaru801/
Orlaer7713/
Iorlar774/
Orlari771/
Orlaor771/
Orleru771/
Arelar771/
Erelar771/
Oreler771/
Orolar771/
Orluru771/
Orel Uyar751/
Orlr732/
Arelaro7132/
Orlarey7127/
Arelari7112/
Arellar7111/
Orallar7110/
Arelear716/
Arelwar716/
Arolaru713/
Orlarei713/
Orelore711/
Ourlare711/
Arlarou711/
Orillar711/
Arielar711/
Orilari711/
Yarlaru711/
Iorlaor711/
Orlaria711/
Orelere711/
Orler67569/
Orewiler67211/
Arrelaro67197/
Oreiller67187/
Arlar67111/
Orweller6755/
Orewyler6728/
Arellaro6724/
Arrelari678/
Oralarao673/
Orlor672/
Arrellar671/
Urlar671/
Areolara671/
Aarelwar671/
Orweiler671/
Oruliuru671/
Areliair671/
Orrillar670/

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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 Orelaru
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