Orov Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Orov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Orov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orov (Russian: Оров) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Orov are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 4,804,102. In Russia Orov is most numerous in: Saint Petersburg, where 30 percent live, Moscow, where 23 percent live and Perm Krai, where 7 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorov89696/
Orova89356/
Oroev8988/
Horov8934/
Oirov8926/
Orzov898/
Orgov893/
Oorov893/
Ourov892/
Otrov892/
Orrov891/
Uorov891/
Horzov80981/
Gorova80546/
Goirov8071/
Gourov8046/
Hoyrov8031/
Gorgov8020/
Orzhov8010/
Orhova804/
Goorov803/
Orgova802/
Ohtrov802/
Ourova801/
Orosvz801/
Goroov801/
Gorouv801/
Đorđov801/
Hosrov801/
Erov752,619/
Orow751,265/
Orav751,074/
Arov75342/
Orev7587/
Orof7523/
Orop7513/
Orob7511/
Oravová73172/
Hoyrova7320/
Gourova7311/
Orapova739/
Gorgova733/
Orabova731/
Goorova731/
Horrova731/
Hohrova731/
Oravova731/
Gorav673,063/
Horav67570/
Arova67480/
Horev67471/
Garov67420/
Orowa67213/
Horow67213/
Oraev67209/
Argov67140/
Orrow67101/
Oreev6780/
Horop6780/
Horob6769/
Orope6769/
Orofe6768/
Harov6754/
Aurov6753/
Aerov6752/
Erhov6748/
Herov6739/
Gorop6738/
Eroev6731/
Aroev6729/
Șorop6729/
Otrav6727/
Aruov6725/
Osrof6723/
Osrow6721/
Otrob6721/
Oorav6714/
Orhev6714/
Eurov6713/
Gorof6713/
Horovova6710/
Orrav679/
Arhov678/
Atrov677/
Horobová677/
Horopova676/
Gorob675/
Đorev674/
Horof674/
Horavova674/
Horobova674/
Oraav673/
Asrov673/
Oravs673/
Orhof673/
Orobh672/
Orobs672/
Ourow672/
Hohyrova672/
Arzov671/
Orgav671/
Eruov671/
Uirov671/
Oroow671/
Oroub671/
Orouf671/
Oroup671/
Orouw671/
Orofz671/
Oirav671/
Órova671/
Eerov671/
Aarov671/
Oroff671/
O'Row670/
Orows670/

Orov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orov in the Russian language
Оровorov-

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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
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  • 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 Orov
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