Orway Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Orway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Orway Demographics
Average Orway Salary in
United States
$25,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orway is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orway? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orway is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Orway live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Orway is primarily found in: Texas, where 27 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and Vermont, where 18 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.
Orway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orway last name increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orway Last Name Statistics demography
Orway earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.65% less than the national average, earning $25,610 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horway | 91 | 22 | / |
| Orwaya | 91 | 7 | / |
| Orwaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orwayi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orwa | 89 | 10,549 | / |
| Orwy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gourway | 83 | 3 | / |
| Orbay | 80 | 2,775 | / |
| Erway | 80 | 1,005 | / |
| Orwua | 80 | 309 | / |
| Arway | 80 | 215 | / |
| Orvay | 80 | 164 | / |
| Ourwa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Orwaa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Orwau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Horwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Orwwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orwah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orwey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Horwat | 73 | 1,039 | / |
| Horvay | 73 | 231 | / |
| Horbay | 73 | 228 | / |
| Harway | 73 | 117 | / |
| Orwiya | 73 | 108 | / |
| Oruaye | 73 | 23 | / |
| Orvayi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Herway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Arwayo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Orbaye | 73 | 10 | / |
| Arwaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aerway | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orwatt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gurway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arwaye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orwait | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hurway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gohrwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwuya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orweyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orbaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uorwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orweye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Arwa | 67 | 8,748 | / |
| Erwa | 67 | 6,991 | / |
| Orua | 67 | 799 | / |
| Orva | 67 | 321 | / |
| Orba | 67 | 246 | / |
| Orby | 67 | 96 | / |
| Orwe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Urwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Arwahey | 67 | 30 | / |
| Goorwah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Horwhat | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gorweah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Arwy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Orhuaye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hourwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orbayah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orvy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horwacz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Garrway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrwayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harwaya | 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 Orway
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