Orngu Surname

122,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orngu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orngu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,7451:47,3013,666
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Orngu (2,048) may also be a first name.

Orngu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orngu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orngu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orngu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,117th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,944,901 people. Orngu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orngu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orngu is also the 166,670th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 2,048 people.

Orngu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,745 people, or 1 in 47,301. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 91 percent are found, Taraba, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Orngu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Orngu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Orngu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orengu911/
Orngus911/
Ornguj911/
Orngou911/
Orgu89383/
Ornu8937/
Oryongu8317/
Oriengu838/
Orengus831/
Goringu831/
Orgus8074/
Gorgu8072/
Ornau8044/
Orgut8025/
Gornu807/
Orgnu806/
Orgup805/
Ornus805/
Hornu805/
Orguh803/
Orguz802/
Orguu801/
Ornuh801/
Orgud801/
Oorgu801/
Ornup800/
Orneu800/
Ornut800/
Hornus73758/
Erengu73209/
Eringu73205/
Orneus73135/
Horgus7346/
Arengu7345/
Hornut7342/
Aringu7325/
Hornuß7314/
Gorgou7313/
Orgusz735/
Ornaut733/
Hornau732/
Gornui732/
Horgou731/
Uringu731/
Gornau731/
Ornuha731/
Orguha731/
Ourgou731/
Horneu731/
Hornuy731/
Horgau730/
Argu67324/
Arnu67188/
Gourgou67154/
Ourgaud67124/
Hournau6783/
Ariengu6766/
Hournou6746/
Hornaus6744/
Hornuss6720/
Ourgaux6711/
Aryongu679/
Orghush676/
Oornuut674/
Hornust673/
Garingu672/
Arengau672/
Gournou671/
Hornous671/
Herengu671/
Horguth671/
Aarengu671/
Horneus671/
Ourgaut671/
Ourgous671/
Eriengu671/
Hornupp670/
Hornuth670/
Arnguss670/
Orgault670/

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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 Orngu
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