Oruama Surname
357,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oruama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,015 | 1:174,525 | 10,786 |
Oruama (91) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruamah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Oruhama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oruamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ouruama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Goruama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oruame | 83 | 119 | / |
| Uruama | 83 | 51 | / |
| Oruoma | 83 | 15 | / |
| Aruama | 83 | 11 | / |
| Oruami | 83 | 4 | / |
| Orwama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eruama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oruamhe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Guruama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Aruamea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Uruamah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garuama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gauruama | 71 | 21 | / |
| Guruamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aruoma | 67 | 208 | / |
| Orwamo | 67 | 186 | / |
| Gauruamma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Orwoma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eruoma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ervama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aruame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arwama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orboma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arbama | 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 Oruama
- 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