Orodho Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orodho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orodho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Orodho Last Name Facts

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

Orodho has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orodho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orodho is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Orodho reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 69 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 31 percent reside. Not including Kenya Orodho exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orodo91275/
Oroudo8375/
Gorodo8315/
Orodoh839/
Orodoo839/
Urodho835/
Orodos832/
Orodop831/
Orodha831/
Oradho831/
Oorodo831/
Orhodo831/
Oirodo831/
Gorodha7759/
Oroudou772/
Otrodos771/
Gorodoy771/
Horrodo771/
Orgodoo771/
Orodjou771/
Ourodou771/
Oroda73280/
Arodo7369/
Erodo737/
Urodo731/
Horodash714/
Ouroudjo713/
Horodach712/
Orgoudoh711/
Gouroudo711/
Otroda67552/
Arodha67214/
Arodah6798/
Urhodo6757/
Oredha6753/
Orodaz6749/
Horoda6738/
Ouroda6728/
Goroda6727/
Aurodo6720/
Ehourodou6717/
Orouda6716/
Erodha6714/
Arodoh678/
Harodo675/
Aruodo674/
Arrodo673/
Oroeda673/
Garodo672/
Aroudo672/
Argodo671/
Aradho671/
Gurodo671/
Eroddo671/
Ouroudhat671/
Orgoda671/
Uirodo671/
Gooroodoo671/
Aroido671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Orodho
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