Orove Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Orove (40) may also be a first name.

Orove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orove is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orove? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orove is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Orove are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 40 people.

Orove is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 50 percent reside, West New Britain, where 21 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 49 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orovea9156/
Gorove9149/
Orover9141/
Horove913/
Orovet912/
Orovee911/
Orovecz83314/
Gorovei83313/
Horovei83110/
Orovets8339/
Gorovey8322/
Horovet832/
Ohrovhe831/
Gourove831/
Horover830/
Orowe80251/
Orobe80183/
Oreve80162/
Orave8069/
Orovi8049/
Erove8048/
Arove8028/
Orève801/
Orêve801/
Horovets77149/
Horovecz7720/
Horovetz771/
Gorave732,293/
Orovio73848/
Orobey73527/
Orobei73382/
Aroves73135/
Oroube73121/
Orowhe7388/
Oravez7383/
Orouwe7370/
Oraver7369/
Herove7366/
Garove7364/
Gorobe7334/
Oravet7326/
Orosue7323/
Erovie7320/
Orober7319/
Orovay7315/
Orrowe7314/
Orohue7314/
Orobie7312/
Horovi7312/
Horave7310/
Orobee739/
Gorové739/
Orobet738/
Horobe738/
Harove737/
Oravee736/
Arovie736/
Orobeć736/
Orouva735/
Uorave734/
Argove733/
Orohwe733/
Orgovi732/
Ourave732/
O'rowe732/
Gorovy731/
Oroiva731/
Orovoy731/
Oruova731/
Oravea731/
Oraves731/
Orzave731/
Osrobe731/
Oraveh731/
Horeve731/
Horowe731/
Orovid731/
Orowea731/
Orobeţ731/
O'Reve731/
Eroveh731/
Arovea731/
Arovei731/
Eroive731/
Orowej731/
Oreeve730/
Oravecz673,369/
Gorovoy672,609/
Horovoi672,502/
Horobei671,481/
Oravetz67865/
Orobets67814/
Horobet67263/
Gorobey67194/
Oravets67128/
Horovyi6795/
Harover6790/
Gorovoi6777/
Gorobei6771/
Horobeţ6771/
Hargove6750/
Gourave6729/
Gorovoj6719/
Orovich6719/
Gorovyy6715/
Horobeț6715/
Oraveis6714/
Horowei6714/
Ouraved6713/
Orobetz6711/
Haurove6710/
Horoiva679/
Ourobie678/
Orowetz678/
Orobiej678/
Gorovyi677/
Gorovay676/
Horovai676/
Gorowei675/
Horaved674/
Gorovih673/
Arroves672/
O'Ravez672/
Horobie672/
Gorobee672/
Horovit672/
Horoviz672/
Horovoy672/
Goroviy671/
Orovaya671/
Oroweat671/
Oraveez671/
Horobej671/
Gargove671/
Gorovii671/
Arhovey671/
Orobihe671/
Orobeer671/
Horobey671/
Horohue671/
Orobech671/
Otravez671/
Ouroube671/
Gorobea671/
Gorobeț671/
Horavej671/
Eruovie671/
Hojreve670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orove
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