Orosco Surname

11,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Orosco Surname Definition:

Two elements form this name: "oros" which means holly tree and the suffix "-ko" which suggests place. "Orozco" therefore means place of the holly trees.

From the latin "orosius" - son of bringer of wisdom.

Basque name descended from ancient señores of Vizcaya.

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Orosco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1391:44,5345,451
Peru8,0181:3,964652
Bolivia6,1001:1,740332
Mexico5,9141:20,9891,590
Philippines4,8521:20,8652,614
Colombia3,5721:13,3751,254
Argentina2,6421:16,1781,433
Ecuador1,8811:8,4561,358
Nicaragua1,4221:4,234502
Venezuela1,3431:22,4901,574
Guatemala1,2381:12,9911,275
Brazil7701:278,01910,706
Cuba3841:30,0071,556
Trinidad and Tobago3151:4,330712
France2931:226,69935,158
Spain2461:190,04913,226
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Puerto Rico1211:29,340862
Honduras951:92,8051,633
Belize891:3,994752
Chile881:200,1876,348
El Salvador631:100,6971,642
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England201:2,785,90397,972
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Orosco (142) may also be a first name.

Orosco Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Two elements form this name: "oros" which means holly tree and the suffix "-ko" which suggests place. "Orozco" therefore means place of the holly trees.

From the latin "orosius" - son of bringer of wisdom.

Basque name descended from ancient señores of Vizcaya.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Orosco Last Name Facts

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

Orosco occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orosco? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orosco is the 11,723rd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 152,071 people. The last name Orosco is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Orosco are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Andean South America. Orosco is also the 775,413th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 142 people.

The last name Orosco is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,139 people, or 1 in 44,534. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 38 percent are found, Texas, where 26 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 17 percent are found and Bolivia, where 13 percent are found.

Orosco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orosco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 13,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orosco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orosco surname are 39.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Orosco earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,898 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.57% more than the national average, earning $25,329,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $35,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.88% less than the national average, earning $32,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horosco9257/
Gorosco9226/
O'Rosco9222/
Oroszco9215/
Orrosco9211/
Orozsco927/
Oroscco927/
Oroscos925/
Oroscoa922/
Oorosco921/
Oroscop921/
Oroso91752/
Oroco9140/
Horoszco861/
Orozco83545,747/
Orosoo831,576/
Oresco83434/
Orosca83432/
Orasco83143/
Orosko83136/
Arosco83107/
Orusco8391/
Orocco8337/
Orocko8337/
Horoso8326/
Orzoco8314/
Oroszo8310/
Oroxco838/
Orosoh838/
Oroiso836/
Orozso833/
Ouroso833/
Oroico832/
Goroco832/
Orocoy832/
Orosgo832/
Orojco831/
Urosco831/
Goroschko807/
Horoschko805/
Orochko77206/
Horosko77172/
Orrasco7764/
Oroczko7748/
Horesco7737/
Oroszko7733/
Horozco7725/
Oroshko7723/
Oroscas7710/
Gorosko779/
Orrozco779/
Orozcco779/
Orozcos779/
Gorasco778/
Orozcoo777/
Oorozco776/
Orozzco776/
Otrosko775/
Oreszco774/
Oroezco773/
O'Rozco772/
Orozcoz772/
Orozcio772/
Oroczco771/
Orodzco771/
Orozcoa771/
Orozcso771/
Horasco771/
Arrosco771/
Horoszo771/
Orousgo771/
Gorouco771/
Argosco771/
Aroscoa771/
Ouresco771/
Orosa732,637/
Oroko732,599/
Aroso731,378/
Oraco73725/
Orojo73700/
Aroco73302/
Orozo73266/
Oroca7315/
Goroshko714,757/
Horoshko714,628/
Otroshko711,369/
Horoszko71828/
Goroszko7134/
Otroszko7110/
Oreschko719/
Gorgasco714/
Ouroucou712/
Horochko711/
Ohroshko711/
Oracoy671,786/
Aresco671,269/
Arroco67346/
Oresca67311/
Arasco67310/
Gorozo67305/
Orozko67110/
Goroko67104/
Orozzo6786/
Arozco6745/
Orokos6735/
Erasco6735/
Arosuo6731/
Ouroko6729/
Orazco6723/
Orozca6722/
Orozoo6719/
Orodjo6719/
Arroso6715/
Arocoy6715/
Otrosa6714/
Arosko6713/
Orouko6711/
Orozio6710/
Horodskoi6710/
Orokoh678/
Erosko677/
Orezco677/
Orasoo677/
Arocco677/
Oruosa676/
Arouco676/
Arocod676/
Oroska676/
Orusca676/
Auroso675/
Oroská674/
Orozgo674/
Orogio674/
Orojas673/
Ororzo673/
Atroso673/
Horozo673/
Orokot673/
Orózco673/
Orraco672/
Horaco672/
Horoko672/
Haroso672/
Arosca672/
Oroiko672/
Orousa672/
Urasco672/
Horosa672/
Orokod672/
Orroca672/
Oruzco672/
Urosko671/
Orgaco671/
Orozos671/
Orozqo671/
Orrozo671/
Arocos671/
Oroijo671/
Orgozo671/
Oorojo671/
Orooka671/
Orosga671/
Orozoa671/
Orozoi671/
Orozço671/
Orocat671/
Orojca671/
Orojoi671/
Orokoi671/
Orokoo671/
Otraco671/
Osroushko671/
Urusco671/
Òrozco671/
Arocko671/
Horoca670/
Orockosch670/

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