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) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkush? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orkush live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Orkush is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 247,406. In Ukraine Orkush is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 68 percent live, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 4 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Orkush Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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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