Orkusha Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Orkusha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1241:367,11945,186
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orkusha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Orkusha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Orkusha (Russian: Оркуша) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkusha? popularity and diffusion

Orkusha is the 1,465,390th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Orkusha are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 367,119. In Ukraine Orkusha is most prevalent in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 51 percent live, Kiev, where 13 percent live and Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Orkusha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Orkusha surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horkusha93907/
Gorkusha93471/
Orkusa92143/
Gorkuscha886/
Arkusha861,464/
Gorkusa863/
Orkosha861/
Orkusaa861/
Harkusha809,664/
Garkusha809,594/
Hurkusha806/
Arkhusha806/
Gorkusho802/
Gurkusha801/
Orkuse774/
Arkusa773/
Orkuza771/
Harkuscha7523/
Harkousha757/
Garkuscha756/
Garkousha751/
Orquisa71111/
Garkusa7157/
Arkusza712/
Arkisha711/
Harkusza6713/
Arkoussa672/
Arkausas671/
Harkussa671/
Harkusho671/
Orkhissa671/
Arkoushi671/
Garkusza671/
Orkouzai671/
Arkiesha671/

Orkusha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orkusha in the Russian language
Оркушаorkusa-

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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 Orkusha
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