Orounla Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Orounla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orounla Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin9081:11,3831,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Orounla (99) may also be a first name.

Orounla Last Name Facts

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

Orounla is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Orounla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orounla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 388,780th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,990,730 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orounla live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 951,070th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 99 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 11,383. In Benin Orounla is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 71 percent live, Zou Department, where 9 percent live and Littoral Department, where 6 percent live. Besides Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oronla92449/
Orunla9236/
Orunle774/
Urunla771/
Oronle771/
Arunlap7114/
Gurunla713/
Goranla713/
Ouranla711/
Goronly710/
Aroonlap6717/
Harunlat671/
Gorgonlo671/
Oroineli671/
Aronilla671/
Oronillo671/
Goronley670/
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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 Orounla
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