Orogho Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orogho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orogho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orogho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orogho is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orogho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Orogho reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria Orogho is mostly found in: Edo, where 49 percent live, Delta, where 27 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruogho9238/
Oroigho921/
Orogo913,167/
Orongo83693/
Gorogo83465/
Orogot8359/
Arogho8337/
Orogoi8334/
Orougo8319/
Orugho8315/
Horogo8311/
Orrogo8310/
Orogjo835/
Orogou834/
Ourogo832/
Orosgo832/
Orogoy831/
Orogha831/
Oregho831/
Orogah831/
Erogho831/
Eruogho7715/
Aruogho7713/
Gourogo7713/
Horogoz778/
Oirongo774/
Orongoo774/
Orougoi773/
Erhogho772/
Goroogo772/
Uruogho771/
Gorougo771/
Oroungo771/
Gorogoi771/
Oroingo771/
Erougho771/
Arhogho771/
Oruongo771/
Horrogo771/
Orongoy771/
Orougoh771/
Orougoy771/
Orougoï771/
Orousgo771/
Ourgogo771/
Arougho771/
Horongo771/
Arogo731,678/
Oroga73576/
Erogo7369/
Urogo732/
Ourougou712/
Aroghous711/
Gourogou711/
Ouroughouss711/
Horogopp711/
Oruong'o711/
Oronga67527/
Arogou67475/
Arongo67213/
Arogha67109/
Urongo6795/
Arrogo6786/
Atrogo6758/
Arogoi6757/
Goroga6748/
Aragho6734/
Herogo6726/
Garogo6724/
Orugha6715/
Horoga6710/
Arougo674/
Eruogo674/
Gourougou674/
Harogo674/
Uruogo673/
Oregah672/
Oragoo671/
Otroga671/
Utrogo671/
Aroughous671/
Aarogo671/
Argogo671/
Oragha671/
Arogoo671/
Hourougou671/
Orosga671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orogho
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