Oriwa Surname
Approximately 254 people bear this surname
Oriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 223 | 1:207,085 | 14,906 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oriwa (12) may also be a first name.
Oriwa Demographics
Average Oriwa Salary in
United States
$25,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oriwa is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,003,904th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oriwa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 207,085. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisumu County, where 67 percent are found, Siaya County, where 23 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 4 percent are found. Barring Kenya Oriwa occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Oriwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Oriwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Oriwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.
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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 Oriwa
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