Orakure Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Orakure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orakure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Orakure Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orakure occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orakure? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orakure live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Orakure is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria Orakure occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orakire8617/
Urakure8611/
Orakura864/
Arakure862/
Orakore861/
Orakeura809/
Harakure802/
Oraakire801/
Orakor778/
Oroukoure756/
Horeakore754/
Orokuyrei751/
Harakur717/
Arakire714/
Arakour711/
Ouroukoure711/
Arakura711/
Arakore711/
Horackorea710/
Araikire6728/
Harakaur673/
Harakore672/
Garakuri671/

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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
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  • 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 Orakure
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