Orieukwu Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orieukwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orieukwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England11:55,718,059489,080

Orieukwu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orieukwu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orieukwu? popularity and diffusion

Orieukwu is the 1,649,806th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Orieukwu are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 32 percent live, Abia, where 28 percent live and Rivers, where 25 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Orieukwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orieukwu surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Orieukwu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $41,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Orieukw931/
Orjiukwu8872/
Orieukwe882/
Orieukwo881/
Orekwu8699/
Orukwu8665/
Oriuku863/
Oraukwu8097/
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Oriekwo8025/
Oriakwu8022/
Orukowu808/
Oreakwu807/
Orukwou803/
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Orekwue801/
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Oruakwu801/
Oruku77373/
Oriek77298/
Orukwowu75249/
Orukwuwo753/
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Owerekwu753/
Orieagwu751/
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Orieko71427/
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Orugwu71120/
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Irikwu7125/
Irekwu7120/
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Iweriukwu7116/
Orukwa7115/
Orakwu719/
Orriek719/
Arukwu718/
Oregwu718/
Oruaku718/
Orekwe718/
Orukwuowu716/
Oryiek715/
Erikwu714/
Orikwo714/
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Ieruku713/
Ariuku713/
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Orukju713/
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Orikwe712/
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Orkwue711/
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Iriuku711/
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Orieck710/
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Oruk674,089/
Yorukyu671,396/
Orikawa67846/
Orakwue67822/
Oraekwe67205/
Orek67136/
Orik67120/
Arikewu6737/
Oriekhi6737/
Oruogwu6728/
Orieoke6721/
Oreguwa6712/
Oriagwu6711/
Orukuyo6711/
Orieagu6710/
Ariokwu679/
Orieghu678/
Iroukwu677/
Oworuku677/
Oraukwe677/
Orakwuo676/
Arikeuwuyo676/
Oroukou676/
Orougwu675/
Iorkwua674/
Iyorkwu674/
Arukwue673/
Oruegwu673/
Orieaku673/
Arukwuo673/
York-Wu672/
Arikawu672/
Owuruku672/
Orokuwu672/
Oarekwe671/
Oroguwu671/
Oriakwe671/
Oroukwo671/
Orukowo671/
Aroukwu671/
Orukwu-Owu671/
Ourkwuo671/
Owhrkwu671/
Oeriuka671/
Airukwu671/
Orokwue671/
Oryieki671/
Oreiuki671/
Orekowa671/
Oriekyh671/
Oirukua671/
Orghuwu671/
Oriakhw671/
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Orukewe671/
Ireyuku671/
Araukwu671/
Ariekwe671/
Erikawu671/
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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 Orieukwu
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