Orox Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orox Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Orox (17) may also be a first name.

Orox Last Name Facts

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

Orox occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Orox.

How Common Is The Last Name Orox? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Orox live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Orox is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 92 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horox898/
Oroux891/
Orokx891/
Horrox80288/
Ouroux8016/
Goroux807/
Horoux802/
Oros7529,655/
Orok758,602/
Oroz754,609/
Oroc751,406/
Orog75544/
Oroç75233/
Orož75134/
Oroš75114/
Arox7518/
Orex7510/
Oroj754/
Orax753/
Erox752/
Oroq752/
Oroć751/
Oroş751/
Urox751/
Gouroux7324/
Houroux732/
Horroxs730/
Orosz6721,784/
Horoz677,590/
Oroke676,649/
Orock672,833/
Horos67875/
Oross67620/
Gorog67613/
Horog67330/
Orose67321/
Goros67248/
Orros67234/
Oroch67171/
Orroz67158/
Goroz67128/
Orojj67120/
Orrok67105/
Orois67103/
Aroix6783/
Orouj6768/
Ouros6755/
Orocz6749/
Goroš6741/
Gorok6736/
Horoś6736/
Orooj6730/
Aroux6728/
Orost6727/
Oroug6725/
Horax6724/
Orgoz6720/
Orozs6717/
Goroś6717/
Herox6716/
Orojc6716/
Orozc6714/
Orosc6713/
Orosg6713/
Orosh6711/
Oroiz6710/
Orook677/
Oroce677/
Orrax677/
Horok676/
Orgos675/
Aroxs675/
Orzok675/
Oroos674/
Orouz674/
Aroxt674/
Ohrok672/
Otros672/
Orouk672/
Orhos672/
Orous672/
Horoš672/
Oroij672/
Ourog672/
Garox672/
Otroj672/
Horex671/
Orouc671/
Hurox671/
Eroux671/
Orohs671/
Orokk671/
Orosk671/
Orroc671/
Ouroj671/
Eroix671/
Aurox671/
Ourex671/
Orotz671/
Oroks671/
Orokt671/
Eroxs671/
Harox670/
Osrog670/
Arrox670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orox
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