Orupia Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Orupia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orupia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1301:300,30220,842
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Orupia Demographics

Orupia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Orupia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Orupia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Orupia occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Orupia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orupia? popularity and diffusion

Orupia is the 1,038,570th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orupia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 300,302. In Uganda Orupia is primarily concentrated in: Serere District, where 30 percent reside, Soroti District, where 23 percent reside and Amuria District, where 15 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 45 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Orupia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orupiah921/
Ourupia921/
Arupia83156/
Erupia8321/
Garupia776/
Urrupia775/
Arupiah773/
Arupiat771/
Aripia679/
Arupio675/
Eripia671/
Arupya671/
Arrupea6250/
Aripiah6226/
Arripia625/
Euripia621/
Aripijay5712/
Gurupayya532/
Aripio50138/
Eripio501/
Aripya501/
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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 Orupia
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