Oruge Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oruge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Oruge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oruge is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oruge is the 1,612,213th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oruge live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 53 percent are found, Rivers, where 46 percent are found and Delta, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Oruge occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orughe91206/
Orunge917/
Goruge914/
Oruger913/
Oruuge911/
Oruhghe831/
Horuged831/
Orughey831/
Oruga801,884/
Oroge80635/
Orige80453/
Aruge8055/
Eruge8041/
Oruse8035/
Oruce8022/
Oruje8014/
Uruge808/
Orugi802/
Hourouge772/
Gourouge771/
Guruge7319,875/
Oruche732,713/
Origie73127/
Arunge7372/
Orighe7363/
Orguze7355/
Erugeh7339/
Garuge7337/
Oroghe7325/
Orudje7322/
Orujõe7315/
Orugha7315/
Orzuga7313/
Huruge7310/
Orouse7310/
Origge738/
Arauge734/
Orougi734/
Orungi734/
Arouge733/
Orhuga732/
Orauga732/
Orogie732/
Oruseh732/
Horige731/
Aruege731/
Oruiga731/
Arugee731/
Urunge731/
Ooruse731/
Orruga731/
Aruger731/
Haruge731/
Oruzer731/
Orusey731/
Orugoi731/
Oriege731/
Orause731/
Arughe731/
Urouge731/
Oruser730/
Orroge730/
Orrhughes711/
Arrouge67160/
Ourugai6714/
Gorguze677/
Garouge676/
Orouche675/
Horrige674/
Orguuze674/
Harouge674/
Ourouze674/
Haruger674/
Urungge674/
Errouge674/
Ourouga673/
Orougui673/
Orougoi673/
Oroujej671/
Horuser671/
Orhuzee671/
Oruggha671/
Oruigha671/
Orougoy671/
Orungoi671/
Aroughe671/
Arugues671/
Hguruge671/
Oroujee671/
Oroughi671/
Horause670/
Orhouse670/

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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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  • 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 Oruge
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