Oriku Surname

416,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oriku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oriku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4781:96,6118,534
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oriku (92) may also be a first name.

Oriku Last Name Facts

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

Oriku occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oriku.

How Common Is The Last Name Oriku? popularity and diffusion

Oriku is the 416,960th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,738,065 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oriku live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 992,070th most common first name at a global level, held by 92 people.

The surname Oriku is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 96,611. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 41 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.

Oriku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oriku surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orioku9138/
Ouriku9130/
Orieku9120/
Orikau913/
Goriku911/
Oraiku911/
Horioku838/
Ourikou831/
Gorikhu831/
Ariku804,172/
Eriku804,014/
Oruku80373/
Uriku80122/
Oreku8033/
Arriku73133/
Huriku7326/
Arikou7319/
Erieku7310/
Eeriku738/
Arikeu738/
Arikuz737/
Erikau737/
Oresku736/
Eruiku734/
Goreku734/
Oreaku733/
Arikau733/
Hariku732/
Arikut732/
Erikku732/
Erikuu732/
Urikau731/
Ericku731/
Erriku731/
Arisku731/
Otreku731/
Orukcu731/
Aariku731/
Orukau731/
Orukuh731/
Araiku731/
Orekou731/
Horaicu67142/
Harikou6756/
Arzikou6711/
Orekkus679/
Ariskou678/
Erickui674/
Oreskou674/
Aerikou674/
Errikou674/
Haruiku672/
Orekhou672/
Orykout671/
Arikhuy671/
Eraikhu671/

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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 Oriku
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