Orow Surname

300,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Orow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0041:764,00934,707
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orow (324) may also be a first name.

Orow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orow is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 300,507th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,760,906 people. Orow is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Orow reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Orow is also the 487,350th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 324 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 1,004 people, or 1 in 764,009. In India Orow is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 94 percent are found and Assam, where 6 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Orow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orow last name grew 21,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Orow last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Orow last name are 4.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.11% registered with the political party.

Orow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $51,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orowe89251/
Horow89213/
Orowa89213/
Orrow89101/
Osrow8921/
Ourow892/
Orouw891/
Oroow891/
O'Row890/
Orows890/
Horrow80115/
Orowhe8088/
Orouwe8070/
Horowa8049/
Orrowe8014/
Horhow802/
O'rowe802/
Horowe801/
Hoorow801/
Orhowa801/
Ohrows800/
Oraw7513,394/
Oruw751,390/
Urow75457/
Arow7570/
Erow7539/
Orov7538/
Orof7523/
Orob7511/
Houtrow733/
Horhowa731/
Gourgow730/
Arrow673,214/
Gorov67696/
Herow67374/
Harow67372/
Orova67356/
Arowa67344/
Hurow67207/
O'Raw67201/
Houtrouw67107/
Oroev6788/
Horob6769/
Orofe6768/
Orawe6767/
Horov6734/
Arowe6732/
Horuw6729/
Oirov6726/
Osrof6723/
Aarow6714/
Gorof6713/
Aroow6711/
Aerow6711/
Orzov678/
Ouraw677/
Orhaw676/
Urrow676/
Oraws674/
Aurow674/
Orawh674/
Horof674/
Oorov673/
Orgov673/
Horaw673/
Orhof673/
Errow672/
Otrov672/
Ourov672/
Orobh672/
Orguw672/
Urowa672/
Orrov671/
Orofz671/
Erouw671/
Uorov671/
Oraaw671/
Orawf671/
Uoraw671/
Oroff671/
Eerow671/
Orhuw671/
Orraw671/
Oroub671/
Oraww671/
Orouf671/
Urouw671/
Arouw671/
Ooraw671/

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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
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  • 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 Orow
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