Orukwa Surname
5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orukwo | 83 | 487 | / |
| Orokwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Orugwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Orikwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Arukwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Orukua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orukwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orucwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Urukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houroukwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arukwai | 77 | 41 | / |
| Oraukwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Orukwou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Erukwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urukwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oirukua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arzukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oroukwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ourukwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arukwe | 67 | 3,848 | / |
| Orugba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Orokwo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Orocua | 67 | 76 | / |
| Orokwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Urukwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Arugwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Orikwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urukua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arokwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orucua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orugua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erukua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orugwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oricua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arukwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikwa | 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 Orukwa
- 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