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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 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. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
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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