Orutwa Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orutwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orutwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7101:65,0426,263

Orutwa (96) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Orutwa Demographics

Orutwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 20 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Orutwa Last Name Facts

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

Orutwa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orutwa? popularity and diffusion

Orutwa is the 472,211th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orutwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 96 people.

The surname Orutwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 65,042. In Kenya Orutwa is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 77 percent live, Kisii County, where 11 percent live and Nakuru County, where 10 percent live.

Orutwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Orutwa last name is primarily 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
Orutua8341/
Aritwa671/
Urudwad6218/
Urrutua6210/
Oridway626/
Arutuha622/
Arudwad621/
Urudwai621/
Aritua5067/
Arotua509/
Orodue506/
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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 Orutwa
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