Orua Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Orua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4211:240,47136,423
Mexico1451:856,04312,054
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Orua (58) may also be a first name.

Orua Last Name Facts

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

Orua is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orua is the 431,117th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The last name Orua is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Orua are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Orua is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name on earth, held by 58 people.

The last name Orua is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 240,471. In The Philippines Orua is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 54 percent live, Calabarzon, where 21 percent live and National Capital Region, where 18 percent live. Barring The Philippines it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orzua89903/
Orwua89309/
Gorua89271/
Horua89109/
Orhua8953/
Oirua8920/
Oruas896/
O'Rua894/
Oruaz893/
Oorua893/
Otrua892/
Orrua892/
Oruaa891/
Osrua891/
Uorua891/
Oruaas8023/
Goruah8020/
Horuat807/
Horzua804/
Oruoha802/
Ojruat801/
Orrzua801/
Oruhad801/
Orguha801/
Oirzua801/
Oruaha801/
Orwa7510,549/
Arua757,780/
Urua751,314/
Orva75321/
Orba75246/
Erua75207/
Oruo7592/
Orzuaai731/
Orhuaha731/
Urzua6720,956/
Arrua6719,109/
Orbay672,775/
Ourba672,589/
Orbea672,445/
Horba67874/
Arzua67485/
Orbai67484/
Harua67277/
Errua67240/
Orvay67164/
Garua67124/
Gurua67124/
Hurua67104/
Orvat6796/
Gorva6790/
Orvas6780/
Orvaa6778/
Orvad6767/
Ourwa6739/
Aurua6729/
Atrua6722/
Orbaj6715/
Orway6714/
Aruaa6713/
Eruay6712/
Orwaa6712/
Orwau6711/
Aerua6711/
Herua678/
Aruaz678/
Ňorba677/
Horva677/
Aruas676/
Horwa676/
Uruea676/
Orwwa675/
Urrua675/
Orbaa675/
Erhua674/
Orwah674/
Orvea673/
Orvai673/
Goruo673/
Orbha672/
Arhua672/
Orvaz672/
Uruas672/
Orwai672/
Aruad672/
Aruay672/
Orwou671/
Usrua671/
Orvga671/
Orbêa671/
Aruap671/
Aruat671/
Uruay671/
Aarua671/
Orbau670/

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