Orunu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Orunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Orunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orunu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Orunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orunu is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Orunu live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Orunu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 48 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Orunu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orungu | 91 | 87 | / |
| Gorunu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Orhunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orunus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orunnu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oirunu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orugnu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orhungu | 83 | 58 | / |
| Oroungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arunu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Orinu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Urunu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Oronu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Erunu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Harunu | 73 | 373 | / |
| Urungu | 73 | 139 | / |
| Arungu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Garunu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Gurunu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aruinu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arounu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orienu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eraunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arhunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orhinu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horonu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hourounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Argungu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Hurunui | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gouroungou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Gurungu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Harunau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurunau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gourgounou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haruunu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arunnut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arunguh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areunau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orunu
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