Oroui Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Oroui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Oroui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oroui occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oroui is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Oroui live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oroui is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouroui91239/
Orouei911/
Goroui911/
Gorouhi8310/
Gouroui838/
Gorouei832/
Horohui832/
Gorohui831/
Aroui805,165/
Oroua8076/
Orouj8068/
Orohi8066/
Oro'i8012/
Oroie805/
Oruhi804/
Oroai801/
Oraoi801/
Orouy801/
Gourouhi771/
Hourouai771/
Hotrouis770/
Garoui733,509/
Arioui731,188/
Ouroua73889/
Haroui73490/
Arouhi73136/
Orujie7367/
Oruyei7353/
Horaoi7317/
Arroui7312/
Orojie739/
Arouid739/
Goraui737/
Horoua736/
Asroui736/
Goroai736/
Arouih735/
Ahroui734/
Aaroui734/
Goruhi734/
Horuie734/
Arouai732/
Oruiji731/
Orahoi731/
Oruhie731/
Orojoi731/
Oreuis731/
Goroei731/
Gorouj731/
Arouyi731/
Arouei731/
Oruyai731/
Horohi731/
Guroui731/
Arouis731/
Ourahioui711/
Gurouei67722/
Harouid67136/
Orué6785/
Oroe6764/
Arzouei6749/
Garroui6715/
Horowei6714/
Harouit6710/
Harroui6710/
Horohai678/
Oruê678/
Goroyai677/
Oruè675/
Gorowei675/
Goroohi674/
Aharoui673/
Gorooei673/
Arrioui672/
Ahrioui672/
Arouhid672/
Gourohi671/
Oroujej671/
Arrhoui671/
Harouiz671/
Harioui671/
Oreuyie671/
Oroojei671/
Ouhrouy671/
Arouich671/
Arzouhi671/
Gorouhe671/
Gourouy671/
Harouhi671/
Harouei671/
Hurouis671/

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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 Oroui
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