Orku Surname
2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Orku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
The alternate forms: Örkü (16) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkuş | 89 | 38 | / |
| Orkup | 89 | 27 | / |
| Gorku | 89 | 4 | / |
| Horku | 89 | 3 | / |
| Orkou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orkuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orkuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Örkü | 83 | 16 | / |
| Orkush | 80 | 186 | / |
| Orkusz | 80 | 84 | / |
| Orkuha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gorkhu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gorkou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorkeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorkui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horkut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arku | 75 | 6,408 | / |
| Erku | 75 | 2,640 | / |
| Orcu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Urku | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ourkhou | 73 | 433 | / |
| Horkous | 73 | 54 | / |
| Gourkou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Horkush | 73 | 2 | / |
| Horkusz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkutt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Urkup | 67 | 145 | / |
| Árkus | 67 | 86 | / |
| Erkau | 67 | 85 | / |
| Hurku | 67 | 60 | / |
| Harku | 67 | 51 | / |
| Garku | 67 | 47 | / |
| Gurku | 67 | 40 | / |
| Herku | 67 | 34 | / |
| Arkou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Orcau | 67 | 22 | / |
| Erkhu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Arkuç | 67 | 10 | / |
| Orcut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orcus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Orkoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gorcu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erkku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erkuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orceu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urkut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourkouch | 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 Orku
- 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