Orwenyo Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orwenyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwenyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Uganda1951:200,20116,084
United States211:17,259,949572,238

Orwenyo (20) may also be a first name.

Orwenyo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orwenyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwenyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orwenyo is the 595,654th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orwenyo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 56 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 36 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Orwenyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Orwenyo surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Orwenyo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning $29,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arwenyo86123/
Orwenjo8653/
Orwinyo8627/
Orwenya864/
Oruenyo862/
Orwinya71419/
Arwinyo7126/
Arwenya7110/
Oruenjo719/
Urwinya5772/
Arbenio5711/
Urwenia574/
Gorvenia53122/
Orvainya5325/
Oorvanya534/
Arwaneho531/
Orvannyah501/
Orvinioha501/

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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 Orwenyo
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