Oruari Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Oruari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Oruari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oruari is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Oruari live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oruari is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 86 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Oruari occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwuari922/
Oruhari921/
Oruaari921/
Orvari83121/
Uruari8319/
Oruare838/
Aruari838/
Orbari836/
Oruara833/
Orwari833/
Oruary830/
Orbairi774/
Gorvari771/
Oruorie771/
Oruore6770/
Arvari6746/
Arwari6746/
Aruara6740/
Eruare6731/
Orwori675/
Urvari675/
Arbari674/
Hoirewari671/
Urwari671/
Oruora671/
Urbari671/
Erwari671/

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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
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  • 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 Oruari
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