Orowe Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Orowe (19) may also be a first name.

Orowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orowe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orowe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orowe reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Orowe is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 234,416. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisumu County, where 55 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 39 percent live and Siaya County, where 5 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Orowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Orowe surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Orowe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orowhe9188/
Orouwe9170/
Orrowe9114/
Orohwe913/
O'rowe912/
Horowe911/
Orowea911/
Orowej911/
Orow891,265/
Oroe8964/
Horowei8314/
Orowetz838/
Gorowei835/
Oroweat831/
Oroye80300/
Horow80213/
Orobe80183/
Orrow80101/
Orove8076/
Orawe8067/
Oroue8038/
Arowe8032/
Oroje8022/
Erowe8020/
Orewe8013/
Oroie805/
Oruwe803/
Orowi802/
Ourow802/
Ouroe802/
Oroow801/
Orouw801/
Goroe801/
Urowe801/
O'Roe800/
O'Row800/
Orhoe800/
Horrower771/
Orhowhie771/
Orioye73945/
Orobey73527/
O'Rawe73461/
Orobei73382/
Oroube73121/
Horrow73115/
Orovea7356/
Goroie7351/
Gorove7349/
Orouye7344/
Orover7341/
Orouwa7335/
Orojeh7333/
Oreweh7332/
Uruowe7330/
Orowai7324/
Orosue7323/
Gorowy7318/
Orohue7314/
Goroye7313/
Oroway7312/
Oroiwi7311/
Orobee739/
Oroywa739/
Orojie739/
Horobe738/
Aerowe735/
Horowy735/
Orawge734/
Orawee734/
Urowhe733/
Horove733/
Horhow732/
Orovet732/
Oirawe732/
Gorgoe732/
Orowha732/
Orguwe732/
Harowe732/
Orawez732/
Orogie732/
Orojee731/
Orooje731/
Horowi731/
Orewei731/
Oruwhe731/
Orovee731/
Orauwe731/
Ohruwe731/
Hoorow731/
Herowe731/
Orujoe731/
Orouwé731/
Gouroe731/
Goroei731/
Aroowe731/
Orouei731/
Goroee731/
Oraweh731/
Oruoje731/
Oruoye731/
Oruwie731/
Goroje731/
Osroye730/
Gooroe730/
Orou67108,512/
Orue6716,334/
Oraw6713,394/
Orie676,865/
Orea674,390/
Oree672,104/
Horobei671,481/
Orey67920/
Horoiwa67617/
Oroa67505/
Oreu67438/
Orye67426/
Oroy67404/
Orovecz67314/
Gorovei67313/
Aroe67203/
Horovei67110/
Horowai67110/
Orej67110/
Orei6786/
Arow6770/
Orae6770/
Oroi6759/
Uruowhe6759/
Orovets6739/
Goroway6739/
Orawetz6734/
Ourouwa6732/
Gorovey6722/
Otrawet6715/
Horobeț6715/
Gorowij6712/
Uroe6711/
Orhohwa6711/
Horowaj6710/
Horawet678/
Horoway677/
Horowit677/
Haurowe677/
Gorowoy677/
Harrowe676/
Oroj674/
Horovet672/
Horowiz672/
Oroejeh672/
Uruowue672/
Horoywa672/
Horowoj672/
Gorouei672/
Oroujej671/
Horobej671/
Gorojee671/
Arohwer671/
Oruwihe671/
Horobey671/
Horohue671/
Houroue671/
Orowich671/
Ouroube671/
Ohrovhe671/
Gourove671/
Gorowoj671/
Arouwez671/
Oroojei671/
Oroujee671/
Orhuwer671/
Horover670/

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