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
Oromo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oromo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oromo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oromo occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oromo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 115,735th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,827,369 people. The surname Oromo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oromo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Oromo is also the 204,463rd most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 1,455 people.
This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Besides Ethiopia Oromo 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 Oromo surname is chiefly 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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