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 last name Orngu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Orngu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orngu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,117th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,944,901 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orngu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 166,670th most common first name at a global level, borne by 2,048 people.

Orngu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,745 people, or 1 in 47,301. In Nigeria Orngu is most prevalent in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Taraba, where 4 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Orngu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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