Orori Surname

254,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4541:31,7613,470
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orori (241) may also be a first name.

Orori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orori is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orori? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 254,216th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,689,540 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Orori reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 575,894th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 241 people.

The last name Orori is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,454 people, or 1 in 31,761. In Kenya Orori is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 47 percent live, Kisii County, where 30 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Beside Kenya Orori occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Orori Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorori9137/
Horori9129/
Ororio9116/
Ororie917/
Ororei915/
Oerori911/
Oroiri911/
Oirori911/
Gorgori83109/
Hororoi832/
Orgorio831/
Oruorie831/
Oororie831/
Horouri831/
Gourori831/
Arori801,286/
Oreri80775/
Orora80700/
Orari80360/
Orore8093/
Oruri8020/
Erori804/
Urori802/
Gorgorio7734/
Horhorai773/
ORourzai771/
Asrori738,404/
Ourari731,357/
Arouri731,159/
Orario73788/
Gorari73414/
Aroori73290/
Orzari73140/
Orruri73121/
Harori7371/
Aurori7370/
Oruore7370/
Orasri7350/
Gurori7348/
Garori7343/
Urhori7338/
Hurori7333/
Otrari7325/
Orarei7324/
Ororha7322/
Arorai7320/
Oraeri7315/
Ororey7313/
Oururi7311/
Gorore7310/
Arrori738/
Horari737/
Herori737/
Orarie735/
Oiruri735/
Ahrori734/
Horora734/
Aroiri733/
Ororea733/
Orerai732/
Goruri732/
Gorory732/
Orhari732/
Orheri732/
Orrari731/
Horory731/
Orauri731/
Orurai731/
Ororoa731/
Oraris731/
Horeri731/
Horore731/
Hororé731/
Oroure731/
Orurui731/
Oreuri731/
Erorie731/
Aarori731/
Arorid731/
Orerei731/
Orerie731/
Orhora731/
Oruora731/
Arorie731/
Erouri731/
Orgari731/
Arorhi731/
Ororhe730/
Ororer730/
Gourgouri7150/
Horhourai711/
Gourari678,035/
Utrotri67379/
Harouri67251/
Ourarhi67242/
Aarouri67204/
Horarit67102/
Urgorri6784/
Orhorha6777/
Gargori6745/
Gorhari6735/
Horoura6719/
Asroori6718/
Hoorari6717/
Atrotri6714/
Arroori6713/
Asrorih6710/
Gorgari6710/
Orrasri679/
Garouri678/
O'Reeri677/
Aaroori675/
Hasrori674/
Gourgourio674/
Arzorie674/
Aroraai673/
Aroraid673/
Aroraip673/
Horarai673/
Arrouri672/
Hourari672/
Gorgore672/
Gorgory672/
Horrora672/
O'Roure672/
Oorasri672/
O'Rorey671/
Orourje671/
O'Rerri671/
Hororea671/
Hourora671/
Heroori671/
Orrario671/
Ourarai671/
Ouroure671/
Haruori671/
Gourore671/
Oirgari671/
Arorhie671/
Gouràri671/
Urorije671/
Ourarii671/
Arroris670/

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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 Orori
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