O'Ruairc Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Ruairc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Ruairc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Ó'ruairc (1) are calculated separately.

O'Ruairc Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Ruairc Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Ruairc is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Ó'ruairc. Click here for other possible spellings of O'Ruairc.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Ruairc? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname O'Ruairc is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of O'Ruairc are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in Ireland, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 134,541. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Ireland O'Ruairc exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

O'Ruairc Last Name Statistics demography

O'Ruairc earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $43,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ó'ruairc961/
Oruairc9325/
O'Ruirc931/
Orawirc801/
O'Rurck801/
O'Rouark751/
O'Rearick711/
Orurac711/
Oraroc711/
O'Rouarke710/
O'Rurk710/
O'Roark67163/
Orurach6763/
O'Rourk6720/
O'Rurke675/
Orarick671/
Orouark671/
Orourck670/
O Ruark670/
O'Rarke670/

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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 O'Ruairc
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