Orunya Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Orunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Orunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orunya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orunya is the 3,730,171st most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orunya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kole District, where 41 percent are found, Gulu District, where 33 percent are found and Amuru District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oronya | 83 | 994 | / |
| Orunja | 83 | 108 | / |
| Arunya | 83 | 20 | / |
| Orunia | 83 | 13 | / |
| Urunya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Orunyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orujnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oronnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arzunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oruña | 73 | 230 | / |
| Gorgunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oronia | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Aronya | 67 | 234 | / |
| Uronya | 67 | 55 | / |
| Arunia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Arunja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oronyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arunha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gourounia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orouña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arunyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orunjo | 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 Orunya
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