Orwe Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Orwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Orwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orwe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Orwe live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 71 percent live, Nasarawa, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria Orwe is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horwe | 89 | 69 | / |
| Orwue | 89 | 3 | / |
| Orwei | 89 | 2 | / |
| Orweh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orwie | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orwes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orwey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Orw | 86 | 11 | / |
| Gourwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Otrwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orwehr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorwey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orue | 75 | 16,334 | / |
| Orbe | 75 | 12,825 | / |
| Orwa | 75 | 10,549 | / |
| Orve | 75 | 182 | / |
| Erwe | 75 | 152 | / |
| Arwe | 75 | 74 | / |
| Horw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Urwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orrw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorweah | 73 | 21 | / |
| Horweth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orwuihe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orbea | 67 | 2,445 | / |
| Orhue | 67 | 2,077 | / |
| Erwee | 67 | 1,912 | / |
| Horve | 67 | 604 | / |
| Orbee | 67 | 320 | / |
| Gorve | 67 | 248 | / |
| Horbe | 67 | 176 | / |
| Oruez | 67 | 89 | / |
| Orver | 67 | 87 | / |
| Orbey | 67 | 64 | / |
| Orves | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ourwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Oroue | 67 | 38 | / |
| Arwie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Orveh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Horue | 67 | 34 | / |
| Harwe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Orwid | 67 | 26 | / |
| Orvet | 67 | 22 | / |
| Arwey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Urwer | 67 | 19 | / |
| Orway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Erweë | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arwei | 67 | 13 | / |
| Orvez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orwaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orvei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Erweu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ourbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orues | 67 | 8 | / |
| Erweh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arwee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arwea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Herwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orwwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohrue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aarwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orrweiss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orvea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orbej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orbei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oorve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orvje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uorve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otrwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orvee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahrwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arwej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orvie | 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
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- 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 Orwe
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