Oriowo Surname

122,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oriowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,6611:48,3863,721
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Oriowo (188) may also be a first name.

Oriowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oriowo is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oriowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriowo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,849th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oriowo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oriowo is also the 663,277th most widely held first name on earth, held by 188 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,661 people, or 1 in 48,386. In Nigeria Oriowo is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 37 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oriowo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oriowo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Oriowo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.62% more than the national average, earning $72,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ooriowo924/
Oriowoh922/
Oriohwo921/
Oroiowo921/
Oriohowo862/
Oreowo8345/
Oriobo8320/
Ariowo8318/
Oriowa8311/
Eriowo833/
Oriawo831/
Oriowha7737/
Oriohwa7716/
Ariowho776/
Arijowo771/
Arihowo771/
Ariohwo771/
Oriawoh771/
Erijowo771/
Orijobo771/
Erhiowho711/
Erhiohwo711/
Areowo6716/
Oriova6713/
Orioba6712/
Oreawo679/
Orjobo678/
Ariawo676/
Oriabo675/
Eriowa673/
Oriawa671/
Oryowa671/
Ereowo671/
Ariowa671/
Eriawo671/

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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 Oriowo
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