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 has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Oroui click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroui? popularity and diffusion

Oroui is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Oroui are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oroui is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 33 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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