Oroto Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oroto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oroto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1101:419,81722,966
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oroto (16) may also be a first name.

Oroto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oroto is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oroto is the 1,422,956th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oroto live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oroto is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Oroto is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 94 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Oroto Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horoto91159/
Goroto91109/
Orozto917/
Orosto916/
Orouto911/
Orotho911/
Gorotto8358/
Gorroto835/
Gorgoto832/
Ourotou831/
Horooto831/
Horoito831/
Oreto80814/
Orato80745/
Orota80278/
Aroto80110/
Eroto8030/
Oruto8018/
Oruostod770/
Horota73954/
Aruoto73414/
Orotha73198/
Horato73137/
Garoto7335/
Horeto7331/
Oraeto7331/
Orotta7319/
Uroeto7319/
Arhoto7316/
Oratou7316/
Guroto7315/
Arzoto7314/
Arroto7311/
Oroeta7310/
Eruoto7310/
Orasto739/
Heroto739/
Aroito738/
Gorota737/
Argoto736/
Arosto736/
Oratto735/
Oruota733/
Orouta732/
Oretto732/
Arotho732/
Oroita731/
Oorato731/
Ourato731/
Erotho731/
Orutto731/
Orhato731/
Orahto731/
Oratos731/
Arooto731/
Erotto731/
Huroto731/
Oretoh731/
Orreto731/
Orrota731/
Arotto731/
Arouto731/
Haroto731/
Orgato731/
Orosta730/
Ouratou67296/
Horhota67267/
Gorgota67208/
Gorgato6744/
Horhotă6732/
Goratto6720/
Garotto676/
Horotha674/
Gargoto674/
Arrosto673/
Heroito673/
Hoorota672/
Aeroito671/
Gorotha671/
Oroteau671/
Horotta671/
Eurotos671/
Horoita671/
Hourato671/
Ourouta671/
Horotat671/
Gurotto670/

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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 Oroto
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