Orouwa Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Orouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
Orouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orouwa is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orouwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Orouwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orouwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Orouwa is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 55 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 38 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Orouwa
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