Orosun Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Orosun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orosun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Orosun (20) may also be a first name.

Orosun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orosun is most common in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orosun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name Orosun is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Orosun are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orosun is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 962,732. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Adamawa, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Orosun is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horosun9218/
Oruosun924/
Horoszun861/
Arosun8333/
Oroson8313/
Orocun836/
Oresun832/
Orusun832/
Erosun831/
Horoschun8083/
Oroshon7716/
Eruosun771/
Oroisum771/
Horoshon716/
Horozhun715/
Horoison710/
Erasun67547/
Orazon6790/
Orason6741/
Orozon6720/
Aroson6711/
Arasun677/
Orajun673/
Orasum671/
Erozun671/
Eurosound671/
Uroson671/
Oruson671/
Arojun671/

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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 Orosun
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