Orom Surname

195,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Orom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,8661:20,9213,070
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
Canada751:491,27542,011
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Orom (339) may also be a first name.

Orom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orom (Georgian: ორომ, Russian: Ором) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 195,028th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,384,833 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Orom live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orom is also the 474,488th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 339 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,866 people, or 1 in 20,921. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent live, Zombo District, where 20 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 16 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Orom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orom last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orom Last Name Statistics demography

Orom earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.27% less than the national average, earning $42,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orome89426/
Gorom89421/
Ourom8969/
Orrom8950/
Otrom897/
Orhom894/
Orgom893/
Oroum893/
Horom892/
Oroom891/
Uorom891/
Oromn891/
Orotm891/
Oerom891/
Ohrom890/
Horrom80129/
Gorgom8076/
Oirome8026/
Goroum8018/
Hosrom8011/
Gorrom807/
Orhome807/
Horhom804/
Horgom803/
Gourom802/
Hourom801/
Uorzom801/
Ohrome801/
Orosem801/
Horoum801/
Otrome801/
Ouroum801/
Goorom800/
Gorohm800/
Gorhom800/
Oram7592,208/
Urom753,933/
Oron752,733/
Arom752,635/
Orum751,860/
Oroń75440/
Erom75409/
Orüm752/
Houroum7312/
Horhoom738/
Housrom735/
Horhoum734/
Oromova733/
Ouroume732/
Otroume731/
Gorgoum731/
Orong674,048/
Goron674,000/
Arome673,759/
Orone672,558/
Orhon672,433/
Orume671,352/
Horam671,186/
Goram671,139/
Arrom67970/
Gorum67804/
Horon67772/
Orahm67478/
Harom67349/
Ourum67327/
Orgon67217/
Otron67192/
Horum67140/
Orond67120/
Osron67117/
Horoń6799/
Aroum6785/
Asrom6772/
Orame6767/
Goroń6760/
Ohrum6756/
Oroun6753/
Herom6746/
Orham6744/
Három6743/
Aroem6738/
Eurom6733/
Oerum6731/
Oramg6729/
Aroom6727/
Aromh6725/
Garom6724/
Eruom6724/
Orron6723/
Osram6722/
Gurom6721/
Orgoñ6719/
Horomova6718/
Aarom6717/
Otram6716/
Ohron6716/
Arzom6716/
Orzon6713/
Argom6712/
Oroon6711/
Ahrom6711/
Urome6711/
Gourroum6711/
Oyrum679/
Ouram678/
Orram678/
Oruon677/
Ehrom677/
Ooram677/
Ouron677/
Uoron676/
Orgam676/
Aurom676/
Orgum676/
Oroin675/
Ojram675/
Oronk675/
Oramm674/
Errom674/
Oiram673/
Oiron673/
O'Ram672/
Uroom672/
Eroom672/
Osrum672/
Erhom672/
Aerom672/
Atrom672/
Aroim672/
Hurom672/
Orzam672/
Oruum672/
Oyron672/
Oroschim672/
Uroum672/
Orotn671/
Oorum671/
Oraam671/
Oramn671/
Ohram671/
Orzum671/
Oreum671/
Orhoumgh671/
Uruom671/
Ooron671/
Orhum671/
Oğram671/
O'Ron671/
Arhom671/
Uromm671/
Oyram671/
Uromt671/
Aromg671/
Orrum670/
Oronn670/

Orom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orom in the Georgian language
ორომorom-
Orom in the Russian language
Оромorom-

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Orom Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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 Orom
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