Oronya Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oronya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oronya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9221:42,3425,342
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oronya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 363,374th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. Oronya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oronya are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oronya is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 42,342. In Uganda Oronya is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 49 percent reside, Zombo District, where 24 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goronya92357/
Oronnya921/
Otronya921/
Gorgonya861/
Oronia831,247/
Aronya83234/
Oronea83116/
Uronya8355/
Oronha8347/
Oranya8336/
Orunya8328/
Oronyo834/
Goronja77583/
Horonia7758/
Goronyo7732/
Arhonya775/
Goranya774/
Orgonia772/
Horonha772/
Goronia772/
Aronnya771/
Argonya771/
Orongea771/
Oroña73556/
Gorgonia712,141/
Orzhonia715/
Gorongea714/
Horomnia714/
Gouranya711/
Oranaiya711/
Aranya671,566/
Aronia67425/
Orunja67108/
Oranja6720/
Arunya6720/
Oronio6714/
Orunia6713/
Oranyo6712/
Aronyo6712/
Orania679/
Oronjo675/
Urunya674/
Aronja674/
Orunyo672/
Uranya672/
Aronha671/
Orogno671/
Goyroynia671/
Gourounia671/
Aronea671/
Oroñia671/
Oranha671/
Hourougna671/
Oroneo671/
Orouña671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis