Oruhwu Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oruhwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruwu | 91 | 17 | / |
| Orubu | 73 | 800 | / |
| Orowu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Aruwu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oriwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eruwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oriewu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Orubou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Erhuwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goruvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aruwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orubau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhubu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriwuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroubou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Erhuwhu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ouroubou | 57 | 630 | / |
| Arubu | 55 | 1,725 | / |
| Eruvu | 55 | 42 | / |
| Ariwu | 55 | 24 | / |
| Aruvu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Eriwu | 55 | 11 | / |
| Arowu | 55 | 6 | / |
| Orivu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Harubu | 50 | 445 | / |
| Garuvu | 50 | 87 | / |
| Orowhu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Haruvu | 50 | 3 | / |
| Oriwou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Araubu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ariewu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Arriwu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aaruvu | 50 | 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 Oruhwu
- 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