Oruigwe Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Oruigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origwe | 92 | 22 | / |
| Uruigwe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Orbigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oraigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urigwe | 77 | 154 | / |
| Origbe | 77 | 147 | / |
| Origue | 77 | 107 | / |
| Arigwe | 77 | 94 | / |
| Erigwe | 77 | 90 | / |
| Orogwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Orugbe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Orugwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oragwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orikwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arugwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orighw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orukwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariegwe | 71 | 117 | / |
| Oriskwe | 71 | 71 | / |
| Horigue | 71 | 62 | / |
| Orvigue | 71 | 11 | / |
| Urhigwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oruegbe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Oraukwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Orougbe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Origuey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Arungwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oruugbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ereigwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourigue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oriquie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orujekwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hoirigue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Orougbea | 67 | 16 | / |
| Horrigue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Orhougbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ourougbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ourukwed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orijekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orajikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhungue | 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 Oruigwe
- 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