Ororho Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ororho Surname User-submission:

The surname Ororho belongs to the family of Chief Davidson Ororho Oluwa, a direct descendant of His Royal Majesty, King Esezi I, the first Orodje of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria.

Ororho means 'wealth' in the Okpe dialect of the Urhobo language, one of the major languages in Nigeria.

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Ororho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ororho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ororho belongs to the family of Chief Davidson Ororho Oluwa, a direct descendant of His Royal Majesty, King Esezi I, the first Orodje of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria.

Ororho means 'wealth' in the Okpe dialect of the Urhobo language, one of the major languages in Nigeria.

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Ororho Last Name Facts

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

Ororho occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ororho? popularity and diffusion

Ororho is the 1,391,595th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ororho reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria Ororho is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 73 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ororo91389/
Gororo832,227/
Hororo83173/
Ororha8322/
Ororoh836/
Ororzo833/
Ororah832/
Uororo832/
Oroero831/
Urorho831/
Oroiro831/
Ororoa831/
Orouro831/
Uhrorho77104/
Erhorho7746/
Urhorho7721/
Ohrohro7716/
Horoiro776/
Erorhuo772/
Hororoi772/
Oruoruo771/
Orora73700/
Ourourou71136/
Gorgorah717/
Otrotrot711/
Orhero67139/
Orhoro67121/
Urouro6797/
Arorha6730/
Gorora6718/
Arouro6710/
Arorah676/
Gourourou674/
Horora674/
Aroruo673/
Oruroo673/
Eroroh671/
Uroruo671/
Ororja671/
Orerah671/
Orhora671/
Arorro671/
Aroroo671/
Oerora671/
Oruora671/

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