Orogu Surname
Approximately 571 people bear this surname
Orogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 550 | 1:322,078 | 17,694 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Orogu (23) may also be a first name.
Orogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orogu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orogu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orogu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 557,062nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. The surname Orogu is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orogu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orogu is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 322,078. In Nigeria Orogu is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 32 percent live, Delta, where 29 percent live and Ebonyi, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orongu | 91 | 52 | / |
| Horogu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Orogou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oruogu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroghu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orhogu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroungu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oronghu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orugu | 80 | 348 | / |
| Erogu | 80 | 101 | / |
| Oragu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Arogu | 80 | 31 | / |
| Urogu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oregu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ourougou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gourogou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arogou | 73 | 475 | / |
| Aruogu | 73 | 151 | / |
| Orungu | 73 | 87 | / |
| Eruogu | 73 | 40 | / |
| Urhogu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Orughu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Oreghu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gorugu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Atrogu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Goragu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arougu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orregu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uruogu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orangu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orgugu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orhugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uroguu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orzugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eroegu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourougou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hourougou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orhungu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Arougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreghui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orang'u | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orogu
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