Oranka Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oranka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oranka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Oranka (18) may also be a first name.

Oranka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oranka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oranka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Oranka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Oranka are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oranka is also the 2,608,198th most common first name worldwide, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Oranka is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 75 percent reside and Lagos, where 25 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Organka92103/
Goranka9240/
Oraunka921/
Orankai921/
Orangka921/
Gorranka8638/
Orangkay867/
Goreanka861/
Aranka83384/
Oranca8374/
Eranka8324/
Uranka8324/
Oranke8319/
Oranko8311/
Oranki834/
Oronka830/
Orangkaya8021/
Goranko7750/
Guranka7733/
Horanko7718/
Organko7714/
Arangka7714/
Haranka7710/
Orangke7710/
Orankoy7710/
Orranki777/
Orankit776/
Orzanko776/
Orankeh771/
Garanka771/
Orankhi771/
Orangca771/
Arranka771/
Arahanka7115/
Utrankah7110/
Herangka718/
Gorankhi717/
Aharanka714/
Urankhai714/
Arangkap713/
Guraanka711/
Orasenko711/
Horeanca711/
Garganka711/
Gauranka711/
Erangkai711/
Hurankat711/
Garankea711/
Aranki67416/
Aranca67298/
Urangkaya67163/
Orance67122/
Aranke6777/
Aranko6772/
Otrosinka6739/
Aranky6739/
Orangcaya6728/
Uranko6722/
Oromka677/
Oronke674/
Uranki674/
Eranko673/
Uranca673/
Eranca673/
Aronka672/
Oranco672/
Uranke672/
Horasenko671/
Horatenko671/
Harasinka671/
Uraankhai671/
Urainkhai671/
Ehrankhah671/
Arrahanka671/
Harankaha671/

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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 Oranka
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