Oroyo Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oroyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6601:268,39815,321
Philippines1501:674,92169,745
Peru231:1,381,91821,725
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Oroyo (12) may also be a first name.

Oroyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oroyo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 412,606th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. The last name Oroyo is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Oroyo are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 268,398. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 76 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Oroyo exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Peru, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orouyo9156/
Oroyoo9126/
Orroyo9116/
Goroyo9111/
Oroiyo919/
Ouroyo912/
Oroyio911/
Oroy89404/
Gouroyo8312/
Orroyos831/
Ourouyo831/
Gorgoyo831/
Oroya801,332/
Orojo80700/
Aroyo80700/
Goroy80500/
Oriyo80379/
Oroye80300/
Orayo80221/
Oreyo80216/
Orooj8030/
Oroyi8022/
Oroyt806/
Eroyo803/
Horoy803/
Oroio802/
Orouy801/
Ohroy801/
O'Roy801/
Arroyo73401,361/
Orioye73945/
Oryoji73660/
Gorgoy73309/
Arioyo73119/
Horoya73107/
Orooji7352/
Orouye7344/
Orayoo7339/
Goroya7334/
Horiyo7331/
Haroyo7328/
Goriyo7327/
Goroye7313/
Orouya7313/
Gorayo7312/
Ourayo7310/
Guroyo739/
Aaroyo738/
Gorroy738/
Aroyos736/
Horoyd735/
Aroyyo734/
Horayo734/
Aroyod734/
Arooyo733/
Goroio733/
Orgayo733/
Goroyi733/
Huroyo732/
Osroio732/
Garoyo732/
Erroyo732/
Ouriyo731/
Orooje731/
Orroyd731/
Ohroyd731/
Oiroyd731/
Oorooj731/
Argoyo731/
Horroy731/
Horeyo731/
Oorojo731/
Orijoo731/
Ohrayo731/
O'Troy731/
Àrroyo731/
Orieyo731/
Oroojy731/
Oroyah731/
Oruoye731/
Aroiyo731/
Osroye730/
Orou67108,512/
Eroy673,034/
Arroyos672,780/
Oray672,527/
Aroy671,164/
Orey67920/
Gorgojo67661/
Oroa67505/
Orye67426/
Gorgoya67142/
Oroe6764/
Oroi6759/
Gourayo6733/
Uroy6727/
Harioyo6726/
Arrroyo677/
Arrooyo675/
Oroj674/
Oruy674/
Arroyyo674/
Arroyoo673/
Oriohio673/
Horaiyo673/
Horohiy672/
Aarroyo672/
Arroyod672/
Gorgoio672/
Harroyo672/
Orojova671/
Orroyas671/
Houroyd671/
Arrouyo671/
Arroyuo671/
Aurroyo671/
Horhiyo671/
Houroya671/
Hoiroyd671/
Oureyou671/
Ourouya671/
Garroyo671/
Goroyaï671/
Arroyop671/
Ouhrouy671/
Goroohy671/
Gargoyo671/
Hohroyd670/

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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 Oroyo
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