Oromu Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oromu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oromu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Oromu (16) may also be a first name.

Oromu Last Name Facts

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

Oromu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oromu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oromu is the 1,967,751st most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Oromu occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Oromu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Oromu is most common in: Hoima District, where 37 percent reside, Kyankwanzi District, where 16 percent reside and Kibaale District, where 15 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goromu9117/
Oiromu917/
Oromou911/
Orhomu911/
Goromou83499/
Orosmeu831/
Oremu80136/
Oramu80131/
Eromu80130/
Orumu8083/
Uromu8035/
Aromu8032/
Gorromeu771/
Ouroumou771/
Oramus73591/
Horamu73263/
Goramu73114/
Oramut7334/
Gorumu7331/
Eruomu7310/
Oraemu739/
Ourumu735/
Haromu734/
Ojramu733/
Oruumu731/
Oromoo731/
Oramou731/
Uroemu731/
Orgamu731/
Aromou731/
Arromu731/
Aroomu731/
Aromus731/
Orumeu731/
Gouroumou711/
Oramous6754/
Orasmus6750/
Haromut6713/
Otramus6711/
Goramau673/
Ouramou672/
Horamau671/
Horamui671/
Arromus671/
Gouramu671/
Horamus671/
Aromauh671/

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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 Oromu
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