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 more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orora? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orora is the 477,400th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Orora live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Orora is also the 465,882nd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 350 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 73,535. In Kenya Orora is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 65 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Nyamira County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Orora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Orora surname 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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