Oreru Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Oreru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Oreru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oreru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oreru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oreru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Oreru occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Oreru live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Oreru is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orieru | 91 | 142 | / |
| Orheru | 91 | 4 | / |
| Orierou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Areru | 80 | 228 | / |
| Ereru | 80 | 109 | / |
| Ororu | 80 | 37 | / |
| Oraru | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oriru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourerou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Houreiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orairu | 73 | 132 | / |
| Hareru | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ererau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Erheru | 73 | 6 | / |
| Arerau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orohru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hureru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hororu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orirau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otriru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goriru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erearu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Atreru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orhioru | 67 | 67 | / |
| Herreru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gurreru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ereheru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arhieru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ureheru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areerut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harreru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horaruj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erearau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurgeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osrerhoudt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrerut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areheru | 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
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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 Oreru
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