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 last name Oranka is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oranka.

How Common Is The Last Name Oranka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Oranka is primarily found in: Abia, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live.

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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