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

Oroto is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oroto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oroto reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent given name on earth It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya Oroto is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 94 percent are found, Busia County, where 1 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Oroto exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Oroto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oroto last name is principally 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis