Oru Surname

74,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Oru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,3751:40,4903,227
Cameroon8361:24,8433,378
Indonesia5761:229,59921,292
Papua New Guinea4721:17,2751,739
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Belgium431:267,36432,244
India311:24,744,045333,161
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England181:3,095,448105,421
France131:5,109,440259,941
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

The alternate forms: Örü (373) are calculated separately.

Oru (906) may also be a first name.

Oru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oru (Hindi: ोरू, Marathi: ओरु, Oriya: ଓରୁ, Russian: Ору) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Örü. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,290th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,101,337 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Oru are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oru is also the 269,579th most widespread first name in the world, held by 906 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,375 people, or 1 in 40,490. In Nigeria Oru is most frequent in: Ebonyi, where 30 percent live, Bayelsa, where 16 percent live and Cross River, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Oru Last Name Statistics demography

Oru earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.82% less than the national average, earning $25,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orou86108,512/
Oruç8649,586/
Orru868,963/
Ouru865,306/
Goru865,021/
Orui864,625/
Orus862,552/
Oruh861,415/
Oruz86835/
Oğru86590/
Oreu86438/
Orgu86383/
Orup86333/
Orau86309/
Horu86230/
Orzu86136/
Otru8689/
Orud8683/
Orhu8677/
Oruj8671/
Oruu8653/
Oruğ8642/
Oiru8631/
Orut8622/
Ooru8616/
Uoru867/
Osru866/
Ohru864/
Oruy864/
Oeru862/
Ojru861/
Örü78373/
Gorou755,129/
Horuz755,127/
Ohuru753,009/
Horou752,474/
Gouru751,251/
Ourou751,142/
Horus751,137/
Horau75397/
Oreus75328/
Horup75323/
Orohu75258/
Otrou75184/
Gorau75162/
Oruch75107/
Gorgu7572/
Orouj7568/
Otrui7567/
Gorui7565/
O'Oru7558/
Orrou7545/
Gooru7542/
Horut7530/
Oruut7528/
Otrus7524/
Hooru7522/
Gorru7521/
Orush7514/
Horru7513/
Ohruh7510/
Hoiru759/
Osrud759/
Horuş757/
Otrau756/
Houru755/
Oroud755/
Orrut755/
Orouh754/
Orouz754/
Horud754/
Horui753/
Oorus753/
Oraut753/
Oruiz753/
Orust753/
Horhu753/
Orguh753/
Oruuh753/
Orout753/
Ourau752/
Ohrui752/
Orous752/
Otrup752/
Uorou752/
Oorou752/
Oyrou752/
Oraus752/
Horzu752/
Gorhu751/
Ouruj751/
Oruss751/
Orzou751/
Oorgu751/
Hosru751/
Gojru751/
Orhuu751/
Orzuh751/
Hotru751/
Horeu751/
Oruis751/
Oroup751/
Oroux751/
Orouy751/
Orrus751/
Orzuj751/
Orhau751/
Orhou751/
Orhuh751/
Ouhru751/
Ourru751/
Oirus751/
O'rus751/
Orheu751/
Orutt750/
Orudd750/
Aru6712,687/
Eru674,449/
Uru672,491/
Gourou672,030/
Ourhou67615/
Horhut67207/
Gourru67179/
Horaud67174/
Ourrou67138/
Hoyrup67107/
Horrut6786/
Hoirup6760/
Oró6739/
Gorhau6738/
Hourou6737/
Outrup6723/
Ottrou6723/
Horaux6718/
Ouroux6716/
Gorgou6713/
Ourouh6712/
Horzhu6712/
Ourous6711/
Gorhui6710/
Hothru679/
Hojrup676/
O'Ruiz676/
Otraud676/
Hourui675/
Horuss674/
Horush674/
Gouruy673/
Oorush673/
Orhult673/
Orreus673/
O'Rush673/
Oroutt672/
Horous672/
Horoux672/
Horauz672/
Hgorui671/
Ouhrou671/
Oreutt671/
Orouch671/
Oruitt671/
Horutt671/
Gorrau671/
Ourgou671/
Horoud671/
Ohrush671/
Hotrus671/
Horgou671/
Horrau671/
Hourup671/
Orault671/
Orouth671/
Orouts671/
Ottrui671/
Oujrou671/
Otreus671/
Otruch671/
Othrus671/
Outrou671/
Oiru'a671/
Oehrui671/
O'Rupp671/
O'Ruth671/
Àru671/
Gorreu671/
Gorhou671/
Gohrui671/
Oruhie671/
Gorruh671/
Huorui671/
Horuch671/
Horeus670/
Otraus670/
Horgau670/
Hohrus670/
Otroup670/
Hourud670/
Oruutt670/

Oru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oru in the Hindi language
ोरूoru-
Oru in the Oriya language
ଓରୁoru-
Oru in the Marathi language
ओरुoru60
ओरूoru40
Oru in the Russian language
Оруoru-

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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 Oru
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