Orucho Surname
Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname
Orucho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,013 | 1:45,587 | 4,715 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Orucho (171) may also be a first name.
Orucho Demographics
Orucho Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Orucho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orucho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orucho is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orucho? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orucho is the 351,873rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held 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. Orucho is also the 698,971st most common first name at a global level, held by 171 people.
The last name Orucho is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Kenya Orucho is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 42 percent live, Nyamira County, where 29 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 9 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Orucho Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruco | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oricho | 83 | 955 | / |
| Orucha | 83 | 109 | / |
| Orocho | 83 | 24 | / |
| Arucho | 83 | 19 | / |
| Urucho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garucho | 77 | 118 | / |
| Aroucho | 77 | 41 | / |
| Gorucha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Oriecho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orucsoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aruchot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Araucho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oraucha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houroutcho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oroco | 73 | 40 | / |
| Aruco | 73 | 15 | / |
| Oruca | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orujo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oruso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oruzo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garrucho | 71 | 1,895 | / |
| Garutcho | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ouroucou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oroutcha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Urruchuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arauco | 67 | 4,979 | / |
| Orocio | 67 | 4,345 | / |
| Arocho | 67 | 3,229 | / |
| Oricha | 67 | 1,927 | / |
| Arucha | 67 | 317 | / |
| Arusho | 67 | 137 | / |
| Orocha | 67 | 89 | / |
| Orosho | 67 | 81 | / |
| Urucha | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ericho | 67 | 41 | / |
| Orusha | 67 | 36 | / |
| Orusah | 67 | 36 | / |
| Oroczo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Orujah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aricho | 67 | 18 | / |
| Orzoco | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ouroutcha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orocso | 67 | 8 | / |
| Arouco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arucio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orusio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orusso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orocoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orzuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orusoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oraujo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goruso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orusoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haruco | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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