Orono Surname

160,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Orono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4701:26,5573,722
Kenya7101:65,0426,263
Venezuela2461:122,7814,113
Argentina1761:242,86019,732
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Oroño (3,023) & Oronó (3) are calculated separately.

Orono (153) may also be a first name.

Orono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orono is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Oroño or Oronó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orono? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orono is the 160,269th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,678,260 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Orono reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orono is also the 743,570th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 153 people.

The last name Orono is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,470 people, or 1 in 26,557. In Uganda Orono is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 46 percent live, Serere District, where 11 percent live and Dokolo District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Venezuela, where 9 percent live.

Orono Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orono has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Orono last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Orono earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $38,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oroño933,023/
Oronó933/
Oronoz912,807/
Oronos911,975/
Orongo91693/
Horono9162/
Orzono916/
Oronno914/
Oorono911/
Orrono911/
Orogno911/
Horonoz8359/
Gorongo8334/
Oronotz838/
Oirongo834/
Orongoo834/
Horonos832/
Oroungo831/
Oroingo831/
Orongoy831/
Oruongo831/
Horrono831/
Orona8020,598/
Orano80566/
Arono80539/
Oroná8029/
Oronà801/
Gourongo7756/
Gorgonno771/
Gorongou771/
Goroungo771/
Horonoha771/
Aronno732,291/
Oronga73527/
Harono73321/
Oronas73217/
Arongo73213/
Gorona73110/
Orgona7394/
Orouna7376/
Orroño7358/
Horona7351/
Oronha7347/
Oronaz7346/
Oronna7340/
Oranop7332/
Horano7328/
Orauno7325/
Arrono7321/
Oronat7318/
Oranos7313/
Orhona7311/
Oroina7310/
Oroñoz735/
Aronos734/
Oorano733/
Aronod732/
Oorona732/
Oreuno732/
Orzona732/
Aronoy732/
Oronah732/
O'Rona731/
Oruona731/
Oronau731/
Orasno731/
Oranou731/
Oirano731/
Uorano731/
Ahrono731/
Aronoz731/
Aronoh731/
Ourano731/
Oraano731/
Gouroungo712/
Hourounou712/
Goronga672,001/
Gorgona67539/
Ouranos67184/
Ouranou67100/
Gouroungou6757/
Aromnoi6723/
Goronah6715/
Horanop6711/
Aroonno6711/
Orhanou6710/
Garongo677/
Gourona676/
Hoirona674/
Horouna674/
Horrona673/
Aronout672/
Hatrono672/
Horrano672/
Horonha672/
Gourgounou672/
Goroina672/
Harouno672/
Horonat672/
Oronhas672/
Oromnas671/
Oranous671/
Gargono671/
Ourouna671/
Orounna671/
Horanoi671/
Oranoos671/
Șoronga671/
Harrono671/
Gohrano671/
D'Orano671/
Arongoi671/
Arrongo671/
Arronno671/
Auronno671/
Aronnho671/
Aronngo671/
Organno671/
Orhanos671/
Oranoot671/
Horhona671/
Horoina671/
Orgonna670/
Garoino670/

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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 Orono
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