Oroku Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Oroku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8851:144,4577,473
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Oroku (474) may also be a first name.

Oroku Last Name Facts

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

Oroku (Russian: Ороку) is most common in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 341,330th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Oroku live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Oroku is also the 390,891st most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 474 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 885 people, or 1 in 144,457. In Japan Oroku is primarily found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 94 percent are found, Ehime Prefecture, where 3 percent are found and Fukui Prefecture, where 2 percent are found. Other than Japan it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Oroku Last Name Statistics demography

Oroku earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goroku91123/
Orokuy9185/
Orokui914/
Oroeku911/
Oeroku911/
Horoku911/
Ourokuy8333/
Horokou8319/
Oroukou836/
Horokuy831/
Otrokus831/
Gorokou831/
Orocu80761/
Oraku80729/
Eroku80651/
Oruku80373/
Oreku8033/
Aroku8031/
Otrokush7721/
Ouroukou778/
Goroukou772/
Gorokouï771/
Gourokuu771/
Haroku73202/
Goraku7324/
Horaku739/
Oiraku736/
Goruku734/
Ojraku733/
Arokou732/
Orokoo731/
Erroku731/
Osraku731/
Orusku731/
Orauku731/
Orukuh731/
Orukau731/
Orukcu731/
Orakcu731/
Orekou731/
Ouraku731/
Gouroukou7113/
Horozcu67172/
Aroukou6757/
Horakhu6749/
Eroukou6726/
Gorakhu678/
Otrakhu678/
Horzaku675/
Atrokou672/
Orekhou672/
Horakau671/
Gorukcu671/
Osrakhu671/
Harokus670/

Oroku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oroku in the Russian language
Орокуoroku-

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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 Oroku
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