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 last name Oromo occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oromo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oromo is the 115,735th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,827,369 people. The last name is mostly 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 commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,455 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Oromo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oromo last name is primarily 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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