Orok Surname

58,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,1661:21,6931,949
Indonesia2101:629,75849,645
Cameroon681:305,42728,416
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England171:3,277,533109,658
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Örok (1) are calculated separately.

Orok (2,526) may also be a first name.

Orok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orok (Russian: Орок) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as: Örok. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orok? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orok is the 58,711th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 847,192 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orok live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 146,758th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 2,526 people.

The last name Orok is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,166 people, or 1 in 21,693. In Nigeria Orok is most common in: Cross River, where 52 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 35 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Orok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orok has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orok surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orok Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orok are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orok earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $41,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $55,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örok921/
Oroke896,649/
Orock892,833/
Orrok89105/
Gorok8936/
Orook897/
Horok896/
Orzok895/
Ohrok892/
Orouk892/
Orokk891/
Orosk891/
Orokx891/
Oroks891/
Orokt891/
Horokh802,162/
Gorokh801,778/
Orrock801,064/
Orouke80208/
Ohyrok80163/
Orokhe8049/
O'Roke8023/
Horock8017/
Goroik8010/
Horoks809/
Horoke803/
Oroick802/
Gorock802/
Orroke801/
Oruoke801/
Orokck801/
O'Rock801/
Orzouk801/
Oroukk801/
Gourok801/
O'Rook800/
Orooke800/
Orocke800/
Horrok800/
Arok7534,958/
Orak7518,255/
Oruk754,089/
Oroc751,406/
Orog75544/
Erok75418/
Árok75225/
Urok7545/
Orox7513/
Oroq752/
Orák751/
O'Rouke73265/
Ourokch73171/
Orokova73122/
Horrock7356/
O'Rooke7321/
Horochk7316/
Horocks739/
Ottrock737/
Horroks733/
Gourouk733/
Horzook732/
Hourouk732/
Ourzouk732/
Orouske731/
Oroutke731/
Ouruoke731/
Orrocks731/
Osroukh731/
Horoick730/
Horoyke730/
Oroucke730/
Horák6713,023/
Horak6712,761/
Herok673,137/
Aroke671,321/
Gorak671,125/
Ourak671,058/
Oğrak67881/
Horuk67678/
Gorog67613/
Oruke67502/
Goruk67469/
Horog67330/
Arouk67315/
Gurok67259/
Erokh67209/
Osrak67192/
Harok67149/
Orake67127/
Hoorzook67111/
Hurok6781/
Garok6769/
Arock6763/
Átrok6745/
Erock6734/
Orhak6734/
Orzak6731/
Otrak6728/
Oroug6725/
Uroke6723/
Oyrak6722/
Argok6719/
Orzuk6717/
Orojc6716/
Orosc6713/
Orosg6713/
Orakz6712/
Orakh6711/
Arzok6711/
Urock6710/
Orack6710/
Oruck6710/
Horox678/
Otruk677/
Erook677/
Đurok677/
Gorroick676/
Aurok676/
Arokh675/
Uhrok674/
Orokhova673/
Arrok673/
Horrooks672/
Eurok672/
Ourog672/
Ahrok672/
Orukh671/
O'Roucke671/
Ouruk671/
Orouc671/
Erhok671/
Aarok671/
Aerok671/
Arook671/
Urook671/
Hárok671/
Horâk671/
Horoková671/
Horrokcs671/
Oroux671/
Orroc671/
Ohrak671/
Erokk671/
Urouk671/
Orrak670/
Horrocke670/
Orauk670/
Osrog670/

Orok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orok in the Russian language
Орокorok-

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Footnotes

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