Rorua Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rorua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rorua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554

Rorua Last Name Facts

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

Rorua is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rorua? popularity and diffusion

Rorua is the 1,527,735th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Rorua is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Rorua are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya Rorua is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent reside and Narok County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya Rorua is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Rorua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rurua801,425/
Rarua80399/
Rorwa802/
Roruo801/
Rorba801/
Rhorba73139/
Rorbah7312/
Reruha732/
Rorvat732/
Rourba731/
Rorvah731/
Raruhau6721/
Rorbaha674/
Rahruah671/
Rourbah671/
Rohrbah671/
Rhorvath622/
Rerwa6023/
Raruo6016/
Rerva609/
Rarba605/
Rarwa602/
Reruo602/
Rurwa602/
Rarva601/
Rurba601/
Rarvat5519/
Rharba555/
Rarwah553/
Rervai551/
Rarvaz551/
Rarbou551/
Rarbha551/
Ruruhau5032/
Rarvaiz505/
Rarvaat501/
Rarrbou501/
Rarvats501/

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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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  • 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 Rorua
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