Orwa Surname

48,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,7141:4,754677
Tanzania5151:102,79910,054
Uganda1351:289,18020,376
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England301:1,857,26974,552
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India201:38,353,269431,471
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Orwa (1,779) may also be a first name.

Orwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,819th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 690,828 people. The surname Orwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orwa is also the 181,363rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 1,779 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,714 people, or 1 in 4,754. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 29 percent reside, Migori County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Orwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Orwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Orwa surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Orwa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,519 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwua89309/
Ourwa8939/
Orway8914/
Orwaa8912/
Orwau8911/
Horwa896/
Orwwa895/
Orwah894/
Orwai892/
Horwat801,039/
Horway8022/
Orwaya807/
Orwatt805/
Orwait802/
Uorwaa801/
Orwath801/
Orwaja801/
Gohrwa801/
Horwad801/
Arwa758,748/
Erwa756,991/
Orua75799/
Orva75321/
Orba75246/
Orwe7589/
Urwa7539/
Orwo7516/
Orwy751/
Goorwah7326/
Horwhat7323/
Gorweah7321/
Hourwai738/
Horwacz736/
Gourway733/
Horwaht730/
Orbay672,775/
Ourba672,589/
Orbea672,445/
Erway671,005/
Orzua67903/
Horba67874/
Arwai67520/
Orbai67484/
Erwau67378/
Arwaj67290/
Arwah67285/
Gorua67271/
Arway67215/
Arwaa67185/
Orvay67164/
Horua67109/
Orvat6796/
Gorva6790/
Orvas6780/
Orvaa6778/
Horwe6769/
Orvad6767/
Urwah6764/
Orhua6753/
Orwid6726/
Aerwa6722/
Oirua6720/
Harwa6719/
Orbaj6715/
Herwa6710/
Urwau678/
Horva677/
Orwot677/
Ňorba677/
Oruas676/
Urwad675/
Orbaa675/
Hurwa675/
Arwea675/
O'Rua674/
Orvea673/
Orwue673/
Oorua673/
Orvai673/
Oruaz673/
Arwap672/
Orvaz672/
Arwau672/
Aurwa672/
Otrua672/
Errwa672/
Erwah672/
Erwai672/
Orwei672/
Orrua672/
Orbha672/
Orvga671/
Orwes671/
Orwie671/
Orwij671/
Horwahth671/
Urway671/
Oruaa671/
Orwho671/
Erwha671/
Orhwo671/
Orbêa671/
Orwatsch671/
Ourwo671/
Osrua671/
Ôrwat671/
Aarwa671/
Orweh671/
Erwaa671/
Orwou671/
Otrwi671/
Uorua671/
Gorwi671/
Orwey670/
Orbau670/

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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 Orwa
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