Orru Surname

56,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Orru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,7011:7,9411,124
France4141:160,44124,940
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Germany991:813,18659,527
England811:687,87739,238
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Estonia151:88,12015,474
India151:51,137,692512,385
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Orrù (910), Orrú (16) & Orrü (2) are calculated separately.

Orru (186) may also be a first name.

Orru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orru is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be rendered as: Orrù, Orrú or Orrü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,555th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 813,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Orru live; 86 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 186 people.

The last name Orru is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 7,701 people, or 1 in 7,941. In Italy Orru is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 90 percent live, Lazio, where 3 percent live and Piedmont, where 2 percent live. Other than Italy Orru exists in 35 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Orru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orru surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orru earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning €27,786 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning R 203,220 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orrù92910/
Orrú9216/
Orrü922/
Orrou8945/
Gorru8921/
Horru8913/
Orrut895/
Orrus891/
Ourru891/
Oru866,617/
Gourru80179/
Ourrou80138/
Horrut8086/
Orreus803/
Gorrau801/
Horrau801/
Gorreu801/
Gorruh801/
Orou75108,512/
Oruç7549,586/
Ouru755,306/
Goru755,021/
Orui754,625/
Orus752,552/
Urru752,100/
Arru752,082/
Oruh751,415/
Oruz75835/
Oğru75590/
Oreu75438/
Orgu75383/
Orup75333/
Orau75309/
Horu75230/
Erru75164/
Orzu75136/
Otru7589/
Orud7583/
Orhu7577/
Oruj7571/
Oruu7553/
Oruğ7542/
Oiru7531/
Orut7522/
Ooru7516/
Uoru757/
Osru756/
Ohru754/
Oruy754/
Oeru752/
Ojru751/
Gourrou73240/
Orrhult7327/
Orrautt730/
Gorou675,129/
Horuz675,127/
Ohuru673,009/
Horou672,474/
Gouru671,251/
Ourou671,142/
Horus671,137/
Arrau67714/
Arrou67648/
Gurru67423/
Horau67397/
Oreus67328/
Horup67323/
Orohu67258/
Arrus67238/
Otrou67184/
Gorau67162/
Oruch67107/
Arruz6789/
Gorgu6772/
Orouj6768/
Otrui6767/
Gorui6765/
O'Oru6758/
Gooru6742/
Garru6737/
Horut6730/
Arrup6729/
Oruut6728/
Otrus6724/
Hooru6722/
Herru6718/
Harru6714/
Orush6714/
Horrault6713/
Ohruh6710/
Arrut6710/
Hoiru679/
Osrud679/
Arruj678/
Horuş677/
Otrau676/
Arruy676/
Houru675/
Arreu675/
Erruh675/
Oroud675/
Orouh674/
Ourrouch674/
Orouz674/
Horud674/
Arruu674/
Horui673/
Oorus673/
Oraut673/
Arruh673/
Oruiz673/
Orust673/
Horhu673/
Orguh673/
Oruuh673/
Orroo673/
Orout673/
Ourau672/
Ohrui672/
Urruh672/
Orous672/
Otrup672/
Uorou672/
Oorou672/
Oyrou672/
Oraus672/
Horzu672/
Gorhu671/
Ouruj671/
Oruss671/
Orzou671/
Oorgu671/
Hurru671/
Hosru671/
Errui671/
Gojru671/
Urrau671/
Orhuu671/
Orzuh671/
Arrud671/
Urreu671/
Hotru671/
Horeu671/
Oruis671/
Oroup671/
Oroux671/
Orouy671/
Orzuj671/
Orhau671/
Orhou671/
Orhuh671/
Ouhru671/
Ourrouss671/
Oirus671/
O'rus671/
Urruj671/
Urruz671/
Orheu671/
Urrus671/
Arrui671/
Orutt670/
Aarru670/
Orudd670/
Urrup670/

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Footnotes

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