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

The surname Oroku (Russian: Ороку) is most common in Japan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 341,330th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,772,812 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 474 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 885 people, or 1 in 144,457. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 94 percent live, Ehime Prefecture, where 3 percent live and Fukui Prefecture, where 2 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

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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