Oriwo Surname
Approximately 564 people bear this surname
Oriwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 435 | 1:106,161 | 9,159 |
| Nigeria | 125 | 1:1,417,142 | 54,922 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oriwo (21) may also be a first name.
Oriwo Demographics
Oriwo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oriwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oriwo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriwo? popularity and diffusion
Oriwo is the 562,135th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oriwo are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oriwo is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 106,161. In Kenya Oriwo is mostly concentrated in: Siaya County, where 35 percent live, Kisumu County, where 22 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 21 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Oriwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Oriwo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oriwoh | 91 | 288 | / |
| Oriewo | 91 | 18 | / |
| Oriwou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Otriwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ooriowo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oriowoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oriohwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oribo | 80 | 782 | / |
| Oriwa | 80 | 254 | / |
| Ariwo | 80 | 217 | / |
| Orivo | 80 | 131 | / |
| Orewo | 80 | 40 | / |
| Oruwo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Eriwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orribo | 73 | 92 | / |
| Orivoh | 73 | 57 | / |
| Gorivo | 73 | 39 | / |
| Oriova | 73 | 13 | / |
| Orhewo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uraiwo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oreawo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ariewo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Orijuo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Orrivo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Asriwo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ariwod | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oraivo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oriboh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Horiwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ariwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ariwoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oriewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oruhwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruwho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oriwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ariwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oriboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eriwho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horoiwa | 67 | 617 | / |
| Orechwo | 67 | 136 | / |
| Oriowha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Oriohwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oruewho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ariowho | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gorivoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ariohwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goriová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriejuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruehwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oriwo
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