Orkush Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Orkush Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1841:247,40632,520
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkush925/
Horkush922/
Orkus9165/
Arkush83234/
Orkusz8384/
Orkuha8315/
Orkuse834/
Urkush831/
Orkosh830/
Orku8043/
Garkush77117/
Hurkush7757/
Horkous7754/
Arkoush7733/
Harkush7716/
Gurkush777/
Orkoosh772/
Arkhush771/
Horkusz771/
Herkush771/
Horkushova755/
Arkus73294/
Erkus73242/
Árkus7386/
Orkuş7338/
Orkup7327/
Orcus737/
Orkos736/
Gorku734/
Horku733/
Urkus732/
Orkuu731/
Orkuy731/
Orcuh731/
Orkou731/
Arkuh731/
Ourkouch711/
Asrkoush711/
Hoerkaus710/
Harkus67215/
Arkusz67169/
Orcuse67107/
Horkuc6776/
Herkus6740/
Eurkus6728/
Horkos6714/
Arkushova6713/
Arkuch6712/
Garkus6711/
Arkuss679/
Urkushova678/
Gorkhu677/
Arkous676/
Gorcus672/
Gorkou672/
Horkut671/
Arcush671/
Gorkui671/
Arkkus671/
Orcuhe671/
Gurkus671/
Gorkeu671/
Orcust670/

Orkush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orkush in the Russian language
Оркушorkus-

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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
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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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