Orwo Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Orwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Orwo (11) may also be a first name.
Orwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orwo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orwo? popularity and diffusion
Orwo is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Orwo live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orwo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
Orwo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Orwo is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orwot | 89 | 7 | / |
| Orwou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ourwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orhwo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orwho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orwoth | 80 | 51 | / |
| Gorwho | 80 | 21 | / |
| Orwoch | 80 | 11 | / |
| Horwoo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orwohu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorwoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horwod | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orwa | 75 | 10,549 | / |
| Orbo | 75 | 139 | / |
| Oruo | 75 | 92 | / |
| Urwo | 75 | 61 | / |
| Arwo | 75 | 60 | / |
| Orvo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Erwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horwoth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orhwood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orvos | 67 | 705 | / |
| Horbo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Ourbo | 67 | 389 | / |
| Orwua | 67 | 309 | / |
| Orboi | 67 | 189 | / |
| Orboy | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ourwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Gorvo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Orvoš | 67 | 29 | / |
| Harwo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Orwaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orwau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orrbo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Horwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orwwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orboh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goruo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orvoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arwod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orvoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horwoods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orvoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhrwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orrvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhbo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orwo
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