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

Orono is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Oroño or Oronó. Click here for other potential spellings of Orono.

How Common Is The Last Name Orono? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 160,269th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,678,260 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Orono are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orono is also the 743,570th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 153 people.

Orono is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 1,470 people, or 1 in 26,557. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 46 percent live, Serere District, where 11 percent live and Dokolo District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent live and Venezuela, where 9 percent live.

Orono Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orono has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orono last name expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orono Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Orono are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political 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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