Oroko Surname
Approximately 2,599 people bear this surname
Oroko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,611 | 1:28,665 | 3,175 |
| Nigeria | 880 | 1:201,299 | 12,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oroko (486) may also be a first name.
Oroko Demographics
Oroko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oroko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oroko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oroko is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oroko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,519th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,803,981 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oroko are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 385,570th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 486 people.
The last name Oroko is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,611 people, or 1 in 28,665. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 47 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 29 percent reside and Migori County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya Oroko is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Oroko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oroko last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oroko
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