Orkus Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Orkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Orkuş (38) are calculated separately.
Orkus Demographics
Orkus Political Affiliation
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Orkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orkus (Russian: Оркус) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Orkuş. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,372,517th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Orkus reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Orkus is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 44 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 9 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live.
Orkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Orkus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orkus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orkus last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Orkus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.3% more than the national average, earning $54,927 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orkuş | 93 | 38 | / |
| Orkush | 91 | 186 | / |
| Orkusz | 91 | 84 | / |
| Orkuse | 91 | 4 | / |
| Horkous | 83 | 54 | / |
| Gorkush | 83 | 5 | / |
| Horkush | 83 | 2 | / |
| Horkusz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkus | 80 | 294 | / |
| Erkus | 80 | 242 | / |
| Árkus | 80 | 86 | / |
| Orcus | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orkos | 80 | 6 | / |
| Urkus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hoerkaus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arkush | 73 | 234 | / |
| Harkus | 73 | 215 | / |
| Arkusz | 73 | 169 | / |
| Orcuse | 73 | 107 | / |
| Herkus | 73 | 40 | / |
| Eurkus | 73 | 28 | / |
| Horkos | 73 | 14 | / |
| Garkus | 73 | 11 | / |
| Arkuss | 73 | 9 | / |
| Arkous | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gorcus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arkkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urkush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkosh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Orcust | 73 | 0 | / |
| Harkous | 67 | 1,279 | / |
| Garkush | 67 | 117 | / |
| Hurkush | 67 | 57 | / |
| Arkoush | 67 | 33 | / |
| Harkusz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Harkush | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gurkush | 67 | 7 | / |
| Horkushova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horkoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orkoosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harkuus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkhust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkuss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harkuis | 67 | 0 | / |
Orkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orkus in the Russian language | ||
| Оркус | orkus | - |
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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
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- 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 Orkus
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