Orkoh Surname
733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana
Orkoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
Orkoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkoh is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orkoh.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkoh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 733,258th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orkoh live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana Orkoh occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkosh | 91 | 0 | / |
| Orko | 89 | 3,064 | / |
| Orkoosh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arkoh | 80 | 9,138 | / |
| Orcko | 80 | 842 | / |
| Gorko | 80 | 821 | / |
| Horko | 80 | 129 | / |
| Ľorko | 80 | 19 | / |
| Orkah | 80 | 15 | / |
| Orkoo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Orkko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orkho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkoj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourkouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorkha | 73 | 1,458 | / |
| Ohyrko | 73 | 158 | / |
| Orkots | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gorkho | 73 | 33 | / |
| Gourko | 73 | 29 | / |
| Orkaha | 73 | 27 | / |
| Horkos | 73 | 14 | / |
| Horkko | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gorkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arkoch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorkoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orkhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oirkha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Harkoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkoot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoorko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herkoh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Arko | 67 | 14,603 | / |
| Erko | 67 | 5,487 | / |
| Ourkhou | 67 | 433 | / |
| Orco | 67 | 391 | / |
| Orka | 67 | 149 | / |
| Arkoosh | 67 | 95 | / |
| Horkous | 67 | 54 | / |
| Arkoush | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gourkou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Horkott | 67 | 8 | / |
| Horkoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orrkhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orkhooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkooch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkoph | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orkoh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis