Orub Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Estonia

Orub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Orub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orub (Russian: Оруб) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Orub.

How Common Is The Last Name Orub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Orub live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Orub is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kitgum District, where 47 percent are found, Pader District, where 41 percent are found and Gulu District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 35 percent are found and Russia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orubs8969/
Gorub8920/
Horub893/
Oroub891/
Horoub80202/
Hosrub801/
Oruw751,390/
Orup75333/
Arub7560/
Orob7511/
Oruf751/
Urub751/
Houroub734/
Outroub731/
Aroub671,294/
Gorup671,284/
Horup67323/
Orupe67108/
Horob6769/
Orufe6763/
Orups6756/
Gurub6750/
Garub6747/
Uraub6742/
Harub6736/
Horuw6729/
Araub6723/
Aarub679/
Goruv676/
Orgup675/
Hurub674/
Urrub673/
Urubh673/
Orobh672/
Otrup672/
Orguw672/
Argub671/
Arubh671/
Aerub671/
Osruf671/
Orouw671/
Oroup671/
Orouf671/
Herub671/
Eurub671/
Orhuw671/
Arubs670/

Orub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orub in the Russian language
Орубorub-

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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 Orub
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