Orucho Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orucho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orucho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0131:45,5874,715
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orucho (171) may also be a first name.

Orucho Last Name Facts

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

Orucho is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orucho? popularity and diffusion

Orucho is the 351,873rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. Orucho is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orucho live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 698,971st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 171 people.

The surname Orucho is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,013 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 42 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 29 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Orucho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Orucho surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruco912/
Oricho83955/
Orucha83109/
Orocho8324/
Arucho8319/
Urucho831/
Garucho77118/
Aroucho7741/
Gorucha7711/
Oriecho772/
Orucsoy771/
Aruchot771/
Araucho771/
Oraucha771/
Houroutcho751/
Oroco7340/
Aruco7315/
Oruca736/
Orujo732/
Oruso732/
Oruzo731/
Garrucho711,895/
Garutcho7110/
Ouroucou712/
Oroutcha712/
Urruchuo711/
Arauco674,979/
Orocio674,345/
Arocho673,229/
Oricha671,927/
Arucha67317/
Arusho67137/
Orocha6789/
Orosho6781/
Urucha6761/
Ericho6741/
Orusha6736/
Orusah6736/
Oroczo6722/
Orujah6718/
Aricho6718/
Orzoco6714/
Ouroutcha6712/
Orocso678/
Arouco676/
Arucio675/
Orusio672/
Orusso672/
Orocoy672/
Orzuca671/
Orukha671/
Orusoa671/
Oraujo671/
Goruso671/
Orusoo671/
Haruco671/

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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 Orucho
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