Oroth Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oroth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
Romania281:717,06748,956
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Oroth (11) may also be a first name.

Oroth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oroth is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,453,389th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Oroth reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oroth is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda Oroth is primarily found in: Abim District, where 98 percent live, Kaberamaido District, where 1 percent live and Lira District, where 1 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Oroth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oroth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orroth9125/
Ooroth9116/
Orothe911/
Orouth911/
Orot892,988/
Gorroth8382/
Hoeroth830/
Horot80396/
Otrot80180/
Aroth80116/
Gorot8042/
Orote8038/
Eroth8032/
Orost8027/
Orath8015/
Oroyt806/
Orout803/
Ourot801/
Orzot801/
Orotz801/
Orgot800/
Ouroutch772/
Horath73716/
Erooth73249/
Heroth73100/
Horgot7369/
Oratch7369/
Hoirot7368/
Haroth7353/
Arothe7344/
Gorgot7338/
Goirot7334/
Goroit7332/
Arouth7332/
Arooth7319/
Gorrot7318/
Orotte739/
Hoerot735/
Horáth735/
Orathe734/
Ottrot732/
Oroste732/
Gourot732/
Oratsh732/
Erouth732/
Horote732/
Horott732/
Oroutt732/
Aeroth731/
Horoit731/
Hoorot731/
Oroote731/
Oraths731/
Orouts731/
Ourath731/
Oroute731/
Ahroth731/
Orhote731/
Horhot731/
Auroth730/
Arroth730/
Erot675,004/
Arot672,361/
Orat67784/
Horhots67190/
Hoerath67147/
Hohrath67116/
Ousrout6796/
Orod6748/
Oratsch6738/
Gourgot6716/
Hottrot6715/
Horrath6711/
Orotova6710/
Horzath677/
Ourouts674/
Harouth674/
Horzhot673/
Gourrot672/
Aarothe672/
Horoitz671/
Horhotz671/
Oroć671/
Gorrath671/
Arrooth671/
Haeroth671/
Aatroth671/
Gourout671/
Garroth671/
Harroth671/
O'Roots671/
Orhoste671/
Horotte671/
Horgath670/
Hatroth670/
Hoyrath670/
Garouth670/

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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 Oroth
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