Orwo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Orwo reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orwo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Orwo is most frequent in: Cross River, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwot897/
Orwou891/
Ourwo891/
Orhwo891/
Orwho891/
Orwoth8051/
Gorwho8021/
Orwoch8011/
Horwoo803/
Orwohu801/
Gorwoi801/
Gorwou801/
Gorwoh801/
Horwod800/
Orwa7510,549/
Orbo75139/
Oruo7592/
Urwo7561/
Arwo7560/
Orvo7512/
Erwo751/
Horwoth736/
Orhwood730/
Orvos67705/
Horbo67439/
Ourbo67389/
Orwua67309/
Orboi67189/
Orboy6752/
Ourwa6739/
Gorvo6732/
Orvoš6729/
Harwo6714/
Orwaa6712/
Orwau6711/
Orrbo6711/
Horwa676/
Orwwa675/
Orboh674/
Orwah674/
Goruo673/
Orvoy672/
Arwod672/
Orvoj671/
Horwoods671/
Arrwo671/
Arwoo671/
Erwou671/
Urwou671/
Orvoh671/
Erwoh671/
Uhrwo671/
Orrvo671/
Orhbo671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis