Oriaku Surname

85,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oriaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,4561:32,4682,703
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Oriaku (751) may also be a first name.

Oriaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriaku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriaku? popularity and diffusion

Oriaku is the 85,324th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,288,919 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oriaku are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 299,937th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 751 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,456 people, or 1 in 32,468. In Nigeria Oriaku is most numerous in: Abia, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Oriaku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oriaku surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Oriaku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.38% less than the national average, earning R 113,160 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $28,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orjiaku9242/
Oriakuh925/
Oriakku925/
Orihaku923/
Orieaku923/
Oriakhu921/
Orriaku921/
Oriakau921/
Oriakui921/
Orajiaku8657/
Orjiakou861/
Oriakuys861/
Eriaku83608/
Orioku8338/
Ariaku8318/
Uriaku831/
Ohieriaku803/
Horioku778/
Eriakhu771/
Erhiakhu711/
Urejiaku711/
Eryaku6758/
Erioku6742/
Aryaku671/
Eriacu671/
Orjoku671/
Arijoku6266/
Aryakup622/
Erieoku621/
Ariakhoo577/
Aryaakhuu5319/
Eryacu502/
Ereoku501/
Eryoku501/

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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 Oriaku
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