Orogwu Surname
Approximately 3,162 people bear this surname
Orogwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,161 | 1:56,040 | 4,228 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orogwu (254) may also be a first name.
Orogwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orogwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orogwu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orogwu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,009th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,304,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orogwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orogwu is also the 559,024th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 254 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,161 people, or 1 in 56,040. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 83 percent live, Enugu, where 4 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruogwu | 92 | 28 | / |
| Orougwu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Orogwuu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Orogwuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oorougwu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oragwu | 83 | 276 | / |
| Orugwu | 83 | 120 | / |
| Orogbu | 83 | 108 | / |
| Orokwu | 83 | 31 | / |
| Erogwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Urogwu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Oregwu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Arogwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orungwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Orgagwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uroegwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orougbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arugwu | 67 | 730 | / |
| Arokwu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Orekwu | 67 | 99 | / |
| Urokwu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Erokwu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Orukwu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Arogbu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Orakwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eregwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orugbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aregwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oraukwu | 62 | 97 | / |
| Oraekwu | 62 | 31 | / |
| Arungwu | 62 | 13 | / |
| Orukwou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Arugwuu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aroukwu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arocckwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arekwu | 50 | 41 | / |
| Urukwu | 50 | 40 | / |
| Arugbu | 50 | 12 | / |
| Arukwu | 50 | 8 | / |
| Aragbu | 50 | 6 | / |
| Urakwu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Erekwu | 50 | 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
- 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 Orogwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis