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 surname Oroko is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oroko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,519th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,803,981 people. The surname Oroko is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name on earth It is held by 486 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,611 people, or 1 in 28,665. In Kenya Oroko is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 47 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 29 percent reside and Migori County, where 9 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists 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 devotion of those carrying the Oroko last name is predominantly 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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