Oruwa Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Oruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 238 | 1:744,297 | 33,840 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oruwa (38) may also be a first name.
Oruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oruwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oruwa is the 1,009,375th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Oruwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oruwa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oruwa is also the 1,662,754th most common first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 744,297. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 25 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 18 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruewa | 91 | 38 | / |
| Orouwa | 91 | 35 | / |
| Orzuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oreuwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ooruwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ourouwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Aruwa | 80 | 5,238 | / |
| Oruba | 80 | 504 | / |
| Eruwa | 80 | 311 | / |
| Oriwa | 80 | 254 | / |
| Uruwa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Oruwo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Oruva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Oruwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Outrouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orouwoha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haruwa | 73 | 276 | / |
| Goruva | 73 | 144 | / |
| Uruwah | 73 | 137 | / |
| Arouwa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Orouwe | 73 | 70 | / |
| Eruwha | 73 | 60 | / |
| Huruwa | 73 | 53 | / |
| Aruwai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Orowua | 73 | 26 | / |
| Orowai | 73 | 24 | / |
| Orouba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Uruwat | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oroway | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aruwaa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aruwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orouva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Horuba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Horiwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arhuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orowha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orguwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oriewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouruba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heruwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orouwé | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orowea | 73 | 1 | / |
| A'Ruwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orueva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orusua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohruwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orauwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruhwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eruwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehruwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruwho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arruwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uruwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arzuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orubau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horowai | 67 | 110 | / |
| Uruwaya | 67 | 102 | / |
| Harouwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Guruhwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Horowaj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Horoway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oruewho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oroubah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Horuiva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ourouba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orrowua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aruwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhuwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haruway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruehwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haruwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horihua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houriwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orouhwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orheuba | 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
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- 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 Oruwa
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