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

The last name Orkusha (Russian: Оркуша) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Orkusha.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Orkusha occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Orkusha live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 367,119. In Ukraine it is most common in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 51 percent are found, Kiev, where 13 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Orkusha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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