Orora Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6281:73,5356,901
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Orora (350) may also be a first name.

Orora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orora (Marathi: ऑरोरा, Russian: Орора) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orora? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The last name Orora occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Orora reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 465,882nd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 350 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 73,535. In Kenya Orora is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 65 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Orora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ororha9122/
Gorora9118/
Horora914/
Ororea913/
Ororah912/
Oerora911/
Ororoa911/
Orhora911/
Oruora911/
Orhorha8377/
Gorgora8327/
Horoura8319/
Horrora832/
Hororas831/
Hororea831/
Hourora831/
Goroora831/
Gorrora831/
Arora80288,689/
Orori801,554/
Orera80821/
Ororo80389/
Orore8093/
Erora8037/
Orura803/
Ârora801/
Urora800/
Gorgorah777/
Horhorai773/
ORourzai771/
Aurora736,478/
Gororo732,227/
Horera73323/
Hororo73173/
Ororho73157/
Aroraa73156/
Arrora73102/
Oruore7370/
Aarora7346/
Gorori7337/
Aroraj7333/
Arorha7330/
Horori7329/
Aroora7327/
Orrera7321/
Arorai7320/
Harora7318/
Aroura7317/
Ororio7316/
Garora7315/
Arorad7315/
Arorau7315/
Arorra7314/
Aroera7313/
Ororey7313/
Aroras7312/
Gorore7310/
Aroroa739/
Arotra738/
Ororie737/
Arorah736/
Ororoh736/
Aroraz735/
Orrara735/
Arorap735/
Ororei735/
Orgara734/
Arorat734/
Orurau734/
Oerera734/
Arhora733/
Ororzo733/
Arzora732/
Orutra732/
Orerai732/
Orzura732/
Gorory732/
Uororo732/
Eurora732/
Argora732/
Oroiro731/
Orrari731/
Gorura731/
Arorea731/
Orgura731/
Horory731/
Orurga731/
Oerori731/
Orurai731/
Oroero731/
Horore731/
Hororé731/
Oroure731/
Orouro731/
Eroray731/
Arorga731/
Orerah731/
Oroiri731/
Oirori731/
Aroira731/
Herora730/
Ororhe730/
Ororer730/
Orhara730/
Gourgoura7193/
Hourhoura715/
Horhourai711/
Haroura67152/
Gorgori67109/
Gorrara6795/
Orhorho6776/
Orurach6763/
Orharha6755/
Horrara6742/
Arorash6730/
Orraryd6723/
Hoorari6717/
Ohrohro6716/
Eroraha6714/
Goruray6713/
Orrasri679/
Horoiro676/
Garoura675/
Horrera674/
Aerrora674/
Aaroraa674/
Urorhat674/
Herrora673/
Aroraai673/
Aroraid673/
Aroraip673/
Gorgura672/
Hororoi672/
Orgurga672/
Gorgore672/
Urourah672/
Gorgory672/
O'Roure672/
Oorasri672/
O'Rorey671/
Orgarra671/
Orgorio671/
Orourje671/
Eaurora671/
Harotra671/
Gurrora671/
Argoray671/
Atroora671/
Horrary671/
Arroras671/
Gorraro671/
Oruorie671/
Aroraya671/
Huroira671/
Oruoruo671/
Oororie671/
Auroroa671/
Aarorah671/
Horerah671/
Horouri671/
Orrario671/
Ouroure671/
Gourore671/
Gourori671/
Auroras671/
Arroura671/
Aroraud671/
Ahroura671/
Orrarat671/
Oereura671/
Haurora671/
Horrare671/
Aurrora670/

Orora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orora in the Marathi language
ऑरोराorora-
Orora in the Russian language
Орораorora-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orora
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