Orkush Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Orkush Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 184 | 1:247,406 | 32,520 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Orkush Demographics
Orkush Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Orkush Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkush Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkush (Russian: Оркуш) is most common in Ukraine. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orkush click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkush? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orkush is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Orkush occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orkush live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 247,406. In Ukraine Orkush is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 68 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 4 percent live. Other than Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Orkush Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkush | 92 | 5 | / |
| Horkush | 92 | 2 | / |
| Orkus | 91 | 65 | / |
| Arkush | 83 | 234 | / |
| Orkusz | 83 | 84 | / |
| Orkuha | 83 | 15 | / |
| Orkuse | 83 | 4 | / |
| Urkush | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orkosh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Orku | 80 | 43 | / |
| Garkush | 77 | 117 | / |
| Hurkush | 77 | 57 | / |
| Horkous | 77 | 54 | / |
| Arkoush | 77 | 33 | / |
| Harkush | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gurkush | 77 | 7 | / |
| Orkoosh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arkhush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horkusz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herkush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horkushova | 75 | 5 | / |
| Arkus | 73 | 294 | / |
| Erkus | 73 | 242 | / |
| Árkus | 73 | 86 | / |
| Orkuş | 73 | 38 | / |
| Orkup | 73 | 27 | / |
| Orcus | 73 | 7 | / |
| Orkos | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gorku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Horku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urkus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orkuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orcuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourkouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asrkoush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoerkaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Harkus | 67 | 215 | / |
| Arkusz | 67 | 169 | / |
| Orcuse | 67 | 107 | / |
| Horkuc | 67 | 76 | / |
| Herkus | 67 | 40 | / |
| Eurkus | 67 | 28 | / |
| Horkos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arkushova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Arkuch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Garkus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Arkuss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Urkushova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gorkhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Arkous | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gorcus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorkou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horkut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arcush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gurkus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcust | 67 | 0 | / |
Orkush Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orkush in the Russian language | ||
| Оркуш | 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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- 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 Orkush
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