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

The last name Orkush (Russian: Оркуш) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkush? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Orkush occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orkush are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Orkush is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 247,406. In Ukraine Orkush is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 68 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Orkush Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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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