Oroo Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oroo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8621:53,5735,374
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Uganda721:542,21230,029
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Oroo (195) may also be a first name.

Oroo Last Name Facts

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

Oroo (Russian: Ороо) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 346,661st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. Oroo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oroo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 649,894th most common given name internationally, held by 195 people.

The surname Oroo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 53,573. In Kenya Oroo is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 97 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Oroo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oroo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goroo8992/
Orgoo8959/
Orooj8930/
Horoo8911/
Oroos894/
Orroo893/
Orood892/
Osroo891/
Oro8630,935/
Hooroo8026/
Gouroo8012/
O'Rood803/
Orhood802/
Gorgoo802/
Oorooj801/
Houroo801/
Orrooh801/
Otrooz801/
Gorroo801/
Orou75108,512/
Horo7548,044/
Goro7530,406/
Oros7529,655/
Ouro7523,374/
Oroz754,609/
Oroh754,116/
Orot752,988/
Ooro751,613/
Orro751,127/
Oiro75922/
Eroo75893/
Orzo75663/
Orgo75522/
Oroa75505/
Aroo75457/
Oroy75404/
Otro75329/
Oroç75233/
Orho75120/
Oroš75114/
Oruo7592/
Oroe7564/
Oroi7559/
Orod7548/
Oroș7532/
Oero7522/
Osro7519/
Uroo7518/
Ohro7518/
Uoro7516/
Orop7513/
Oroj754/
Oyro752/
Oroû751/
Oroć751/
Oroş751/
Goorhoo7324/
Orhoosh731/
Orojova731/
O'Roots731/
Otroosh731/
Goroohy731/
Horoz677,590/
Urooj677,287/
Gorou675,129/
Arzoo673,813/
Aroos672,860/
Horou672,474/
Gorgo671,892/
Gouro671,635/
Arooj671,286/
Arooz671,281/
Ourou671,142/
Horos67875/
Guroo67832/
Gorro67728/
Haroo67695/
Heroo67675/
D'Oro67647/
Oross67620/
Goroy67500/
Ottro67423/
Horod67401/
Horot67396/
Horro67317/
Goroi67309/
Arood67299/
Orohu67258/
Orros67234/
Orgoň67208/
Horoi67186/
Otrou67184/
Otrot67180/
Oroch67171/
Ouroh67170/
Goroľ67162/
Orroz67158/
Orojj67120/
Garoo67112/
Orois67103/
Hoiro6784/
Orroh6781/
Horop6780/
Orgoi6771/
Orouj6768/
Uroos6763/
Ouros6755/
Orocz6749/
Horho6748/
Orrou6745/
Orzoi6744/
Outro6742/
Hotro6741/
Houro6739/
Horoś6736/
Aroot6734/
Arooy6733/
Șorop6729/
Orost6727/
Horoh6727/
Orroi6726/
Horoa6717/
Orozs6717/
Hoero6715/
Arroo6713/
Urooz6713/
Asroo6712/
Orosh6711/
Aroop6710/
Oroiz6710/
Gooro679/
Horoňová679/
Goiro678/
Goroj678/
Horzo677/
Oroyt676/
Goroĺ676/
Oroud675/
Atroo674/
Orouh674/
Usroo674/
Orouz674/
Orgoș674/
Horoň674/
Goruo673/
Orgoh673/
Ourgo673/
Orout673/
Horoy673/
Oiroh672/
Otros672/
Oerro672/
Horoe672/
Gorho672/
Orhos672/
Orous672/
Uorou672/
Erooj672/
Goroň672/
Horoš672/
Oroij672/
Oorou672/
Oyrou672/
Otroj672/
Ooroh672/
Ouroe672/
Ouroa671/
Otrod671/
Orzou671/
Hohro671/
Hooro671/
Eoero671/
Arooa671/
Oisro671/
Orohs671/
Huroo671/
Horouova671/
Huoro671/
Oroup671/
Oroux671/
Orouy671/
Orroa671/
Orzoa671/
Orhou671/
Otroi671/
Ourho671/
Ouroj671/
Ourot671/
Ohroy671/
Oiroa671/
O'Roy671/
Șoroș671/
Ahroo671/
Aaroo671/
Aeroo671/
Ouhro671/
Orotz671/
Orhod671/
Orhoh671/
Ouroi671/
Orrro671/
O'Roe670/
Orhoe670/

Oroo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oroo in the Russian language
Орооoroo-

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Footnotes

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