Oraru Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Oraru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oraru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Oraru Last Name Facts

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

Oraru (Russian: Ьорару) is most common in Uganda. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oraru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Oraru is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Oraru live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Oraru is most common in: Arua District, where 57 percent reside, Hoima District, where 14 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orairu91132/
Orzaru9185/
Otraru9169/
Orarux9114/
Goraru911/
Ourarou831/
Horaruj831/
Eraru80236/
Uraru8079/
Araru8062/
Ororu8037/
Oreru808/
Ararou73445/
Ararut73100/
Auraru7352/
Hararu7345/
Arorau7315/
Gararu7311/
Ararau7310/
Oruoru7310/
Asraru739/
Ararui738/
Heraru735/
Orheru734/
Atraru732/
Ararud732/
Hororu731/
Erearu731/
Arauru731/
Orohru731/
Ararup731/
Araruh731/
Gororu731/
Orooru731/
Horatrous711/
Hararou67325/
Urairut6784/
Hurairu675/
Gurarau675/
Harauru674/
Asraaru672/
Erharuy671/
Hararau671/
Aroraud671/
Eraurau671/
Urairuj671/
Guraruy670/

Oraru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oraru in the Russian language
Ьораруoraru-

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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 Oraru
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