Oruada Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oruada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Oruada (30) may also be a first name.

Oruada Last Name Facts

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

Oruada is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oruada is the 1,453,389th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oruada reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oruada is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 1,265,305. In Nigeria Oruada is primarily found in: Abia, where 56 percent reside, Plateau, where 30 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruade83118/
Eruada8331/
Aruada8318/
Arruada7759/
Arhuada7712/
Arzuada772/
Oruadhe772/
Gorvada771/
Orbaida771/
Horvada771/
Orbadea771/
Horbaida711/
Orboda67411/
Orbadi6726/
Aruade6716/
Arwada6712/
Arvada677/
Arbada673/
Orvado673/
Orbado672/
Orvade672/
Uruade671/
Aruado671/
Aruadi671/
Erwada671/

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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 Oruada
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