Oruai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oruai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Oruai Last Name Facts

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

Oruai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Oruai live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Oruai is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Oruai is found in one country. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orzuai911/
Oruaith831/
Aruai80232/
Uruai8014/
Ourvouai77140/
O'Ruaidh771/
Garuai7340/
Haruai737/
Orbaoi731/
Guruai731/
Eruahi731/
Ourvoua678/
Herhuai672/

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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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  • 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 Oruai
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