Orowuye Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orowuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orowuyi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Orouwuje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oroubaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oroswuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oroway | 77 | 12 | / |
| Orowej | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orowea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goroway | 71 | 39 | / |
| Arowaye | 71 | 26 | / |
| Horowei | 71 | 14 | / |
| Arowoye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Orubiye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Horoway | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gorowoy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gorowei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orubuye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orowhou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oruwaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uruowue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orobiye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oroweat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oroboye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erewuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oruboye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orowoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orohwaya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Oruwuihe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Arowooye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aroowoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhowhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroubaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goroweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroubeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroubayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goroweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horowawe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orowuye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis