Orož Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Orož Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orož Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1331:18,7044,273
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Oroz (4,609) & Oróz (3) are calculated separately.

Orož Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orož has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may also occur as: Oroz or Oróz. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orož.

How Common Is The Last Name Orož? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Orož occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orož reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Orož is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 18,704. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Savinja, where 68 percent live, Drava, where 27 percent live and Carinthia, where 1 percent live. Beside Slovenia Orož is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oroz924,609/
Oróz833/
Oros7529,655/
Oroc751,406/
Oroš75114/
Orox7513/
Oroj754/
Oroş751/
Orosz6721,784/
Horoz677,590/
Horos67875/
Orros67234/
Oroch67171/
Orroz67158/
Orojj67120/
Orois67103/
Orouj6768/
Ouros6755/
Orocz6749/
Goroš6741/
Horoś6736/
Orooj6730/
Orojc6716/
Orozc6714/
Orosc6713/
Orosh6711/
Oroiz6710/
Horox678/
Orouz674/
Oroos674/
Otroj672/
Oroij672/
Horoš672/
Orhos672/
Orous672/
Ouroj671/
Orroc671/
Orohs671/
Orouc671/

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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 Orož
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