Orwaa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Orwaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Orwaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orwaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orwaa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Orwaa.
How Common Is The Last Name Orwaa? popularity and diffusion
Orwaa is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orwaa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orwaya | 91 | 7 | / |
| Orwaja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uorwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orwa | 89 | 10,549 | / |
| Orwua | 80 | 309 | / |
| Arwaa | 80 | 185 | / |
| Orvaa | 80 | 78 | / |
| Ourwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Orway | 80 | 14 | / |
| Orwau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Horwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Orwwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orbaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oruaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Erwaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horwat | 73 | 1,039 | / |
| Ourbaa | 73 | 205 | / |
| Orwiya | 73 | 108 | / |
| Arwaha | 73 | 30 | / |
| Oruaas | 73 | 23 | / |
| Horway | 73 | 22 | / |
| Arwaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Arwaaz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orwatt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hurwaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orvaah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oruaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orwait | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orwuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gohrwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oruaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orbaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arwaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arwa | 67 | 8,748 | / |
| Erwa | 67 | 6,991 | / |
| Orua | 67 | 799 | / |
| Orva | 67 | 321 | / |
| Orba | 67 | 246 | / |
| Orwe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Urwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Goorwah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Horwhat | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gorweah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Orwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hourwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Horwacz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orbayah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gourway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garwaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzuaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horvaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horwaht | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orwaa
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