Orwaru Surname

220,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orwaru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7591:26,2532,945
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orwaru (384) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Orwaru Demographics

Orwaru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 34 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Orwaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orwaru has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Orwaru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orwaru is the 220,755th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,939,214 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orwaru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 442,333rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 384 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,759 people, or 1 in 26,253. In Kenya Orwaru is most common in: Nyamira County, where 46 percent are found, Kisii County, where 33 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 0 percent are found.

Orwaru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruaru833/
Erwaru831/
Arwaru831/
Errwaru773/
Oruoru6710/
Eruaru677/
Orboru671/
Orborui621/
Arbharu621/
Aruaru509/
Arvoru505/
Urworu501/
Arueru501/
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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 Orwaru
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