Orueña Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Orueña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orueña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia311:1,541,09910,974
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Oruena (4) are calculated separately.

Orueña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orueña is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Oruena. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orueña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orueña is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Orueña is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orueña are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most numerous in Colombia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,541,099. In Colombia Orueña is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 87 percent reside, Antioquia Department, where 3 percent reside and Atlántico Department, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Colombia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent reside and Venezuela, where 2 percent reside.

Orueña Last Name Statistics demography

Orueña earn somewhat more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $26,004,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruena944/
Oruña91230/
Urueña8311,237/
Orbeña837/
Arueña831/
Orouña831/
Gorveña77113/
Urueñas7719/
Hurueña778/
Urrueña773/
Aurueña771/
Oruna733,065/
Oriña731,516/
Oruño73713/
Eruña734/
Gorveñia711/
Oruene67527/
Uruena67269/
Orunna67245/
Orruño67158/
Horuna6796/
Orouna6776/
Urveña6767/
Oreano6766/
Orhuna6750/
Orbena6743/
Oreana6739/
Orunah6718/
Oryena6711/
Orunay673/
Oruine673/
Orbiña672/
Oriena672/
Oreyna672/
Urbeña672/
Urueño672/
Arveña672/
Oraena671/
Orviña671/
Orinea671/
Eruena671/
Orvena671/
Orunaj671/
Arruña671/
Aruena671/

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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 Orueña
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