Oronya Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Oronya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 922 | 1:42,342 | 5,342 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Oronya (33) may also be a first name.
Oronya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oronya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oronya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oronya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 363,374th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oronya reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 33 people.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 42,342. In Uganda Oronya is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 49 percent are found, Zombo District, where 24 percent are found and Buliisa District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goronya | 92 | 357 | / |
| Oronnya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otronya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gorgonya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oronia | 83 | 1,247 | / |
| Aronya | 83 | 234 | / |
| Oronea | 83 | 116 | / |
| Uronya | 83 | 55 | / |
| Oronha | 83 | 47 | / |
| Oranya | 83 | 36 | / |
| Orunya | 83 | 28 | / |
| Oronyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Goronja | 77 | 583 | / |
| Horonia | 77 | 58 | / |
| Goronyo | 77 | 32 | / |
| Arhonya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goranya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Orgonia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Horonha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goronia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aronnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Argonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orongea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oroña | 73 | 556 | / |
| Gorgonia | 71 | 2,141 | / |
| Orzhonia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gorongea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Horomnia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gouranya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oranaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aranya | 67 | 1,566 | / |
| Aronia | 67 | 425 | / |
| Orunja | 67 | 108 | / |
| Oranja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arunya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oronio | 67 | 14 | / |
| Orunia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oranyo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aronyo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orania | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oronjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urunya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aronja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orunyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uranya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aronha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orogno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyroynia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourounia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aronea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroñia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oranha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orouña | 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
- 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 Oronya
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