Oruya Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Oruya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 98 | 1:398,360 | 24,962 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Oruya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oruya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Oruya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oruya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Oruya is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda Oruya is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 78 percent live, Zombo District, where 11 percent live and Kampala District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
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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 Oruya
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