Orenu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Orenu (18) may also be a first name.

Orenu Last Name Facts

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

Orenu (Russian: Орену) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Orenu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orenu is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Orenu is mostly found in: Delta, where 77 percent are found, Kogi, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorenu911/
Orengu911/
Orienu911/
Orenus911/
Oreanu911/
Horeanu83245/
Goreanu83220/
Orheanu8341/
Horenuj831/
Oranu80618/
Arenu80207/
Erenu8047/
Orinu8023/
Oronu807/
Șotreanu771/
Arenou73113/
Eraenu7387/
Herenu7358/
Arengu7345/
Erienu7332/
Ereanu7316/
Arenus7316/
Urenui7311/
Areenu739/
Ereneu734/
Areanu734/
Orranu734/
Arrenu734/
Horanu733/
Orinou733/
Arenau733/
Orionu732/
Orinau731/
Ureinu731/
Areinu731/
Oranou731/
Areunu731/
Orhinu731/
Araenu731/
Eroenu731/
Urienu731/
Horonu731/
Asrenu731/
Oranau731/
Oronau731/
Orășanu67130/
Gureanu6778/
Argenau6736/
Horinus6723/
Herenhu6720/
Oryongu6717/
Aarenau6710/
Orhanou6710/
Ahrenus675/
Arenoud675/
Arengau672/
Heurenu671/
Herrenu671/
Orașanu671/
Orginou671/
Erienuu671/
Arșeanu671/
Aarengu671/
Goringu671/
Horinou671/
Ourinou671/
Areinou671/
Ureanus671/
Aurenou671/
Areunau670/

Orenu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orenu in the Russian language
Оренуorenu-

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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 Orenu
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