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 last name Orub (Russian: Оруб) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orub? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Orub are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kitgum District, where 47 percent reside, Pader District, where 41 percent reside and Gulu District, where 6 percent reside. Other than Uganda Orub exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 35 percent reside and Russia, where 12 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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