Orwako Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orwako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwako occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orwako.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orwako is the 1,918,812th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Orwako reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Orwako is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Orwako is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 89 percent are found, Busia County, where 4 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arwako83281/
Orwaka833/
Oruako831/
Orwakaa771/
Herwako771/
Horwacka716/
Horbayko713/
Arwaekoh711/
Arwoko67107/
Erwoko6731/
Arbako671/
Oruaka671/
Uruako671/

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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 Orwako
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