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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriowo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 122,849th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oriowo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 188 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,661 people, or 1 in 48,386. In Nigeria Oriowo is most frequent in: Osun, where 37 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Oyo, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oriowo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oriowo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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