Oromo Surname
Approximately 3,988 people bear this surname
Oromo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Kenya | 283 | 1:163,180 | 12,702 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Oromo (1,455) may also be a first name.
Oromo Demographics
Average Oromo Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oromo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oromo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oromo has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oromo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,735th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,827,369 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oromo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 204,463rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,455 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Besides Ethiopia this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Oromo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Oromo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
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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 Oromo
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