Orang'o Surname

388,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orang'o Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orang'o Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9131:50,5805,143
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Orang'o (84) may also be a first name.

Orang'o Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Orang'o Come From? nationality or country of origin

Orang'o is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orang'o? popularity and diffusion

Orang'o is the 388,118th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,973,245 people. The last name Orang'o occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orang'o live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 84 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 913 people, or 1 in 50,580. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyamira County, where 53 percent live, Kisii County, where 26 percent live and Nakuru County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Orang'o Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orango921,611/
Orangot86102/
Gorango8639/
Oran'go862/
Ourango862/
Oranggo862/
Oirango861/
Orangou861/
Orangoi861/
Oraingo861/
Orago83406/
Gourango8025/
Goranggo802/
Gorangou802/
Orayngoo801/
Gorang'a801/
Oruong'o801/
Arango77137,982/
Urango7711,168/
Oranga772,398/
Orongo77693/
Horago7738/
Erango7724/
Oreago773/
Oraigo771/
Oraggo771/
Oragoo771/
Oragos771/
Orasgo771/
Ourago771/
Garango713,179/
Gurango711,214/
Urangoo71415/
Arangoa71280/
Aranggo71203/
Arrango7173/
Orangha7171/
Eurango7157/
Arang'a7155/
Gorongo7134/
Goranga7117/
Arangos7112/
Erangou718/
Harango717/
Hurango716/
Aarango715/
Orangga715/
Oirongo714/
Orongoo714/
Arangoi712/
Araungo712/
Aramngo712/
Oroungo711/
Araango711/
Horagod711/
Arangod711/
Aranngo711/
Oyragos711/
Oruongo711/
Arangot711/
Aratngo711/
Urrango711/
Oreanga711/
Orongoy711/
Orongot711/
Herango711/
Arangoy711/
Argango711/
Oroingo711/
Horongo711/
Aerango711/
Arago675,757/
Orogo673,167/
Oraga67325/
Horeanga67156/
Garangou67103/
Arangois6798/
Gourongo6756/
Gouranga6748/
Euranggo6732/
Guranggo675/
Horeangă673/
Harangoz671/
Horagopp671/
Hargango671/
Arrangho671/
Arangoud671/
Orasenga671/
Harangos671/
Gouragou671/
Gorongou671/
Goroungo671/
Goyranga671/
Arangoïs671/
Aruong'o671/

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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 Orang'o
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