Oruh Surname

274,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oruh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9471:187,05711,356
Iran3141:244,53018,603
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Oruh (52) may also be a first name.

Oruh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oruh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oruh.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274,522nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,150,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Oruh reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 52 people.

The last name Oruh is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 187,057. In Nigeria Oruh is most frequent in: Abia, where 22 percent live, Ebonyi, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 14 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Oruh is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Oruh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oruh last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oruh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.34% more than the national average, earning $59,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruch89107/
Orush8914/
Ohruh8910/
Orouh894/
Orguh893/
Oruuh893/
Orzuh891/
Orhuh891/
Oru866,617/
Ourouh8012/
Horush804/
Oorush803/
O'Rush803/
Orouch801/
Ohrush801/
Orouth801/
Otruch801/
O'Ruth801/
Oruhie801/
Gorruh801/
Horuch801/
Orou75108,512/
Oruç7549,586/
Orru758,963/
Ouru755,306/
Goru755,021/
Orui754,625/
Orus752,552/
Oruz75835/
Oğru75590/
Oreu75438/
Orgu75383/
Orup75333/
Orau75309/
Aruh75241/
Horu75230/
Orzu75136/
Eruh75101/
Otru7589/
Orud7583/
Orhu7577/
Oruj7571/
Oruu7553/
Oruğ7542/
Oiru7531/
Orut7522/
Ooru7516/
Uoru757/
Osru756/
Ohru754/
Oruy754/
Oeru752/
Ojru751/
Otroush73199/
Horhush7328/
Horauph7316/
Oreusch732/
Outrouh732/
Horuish731/
Osroush731/
Otreuch731/
Gorou675,129/
Horuz675,127/
Ohuru673,009/
Horou672,474/
Gouru671,251/
Ourou671,142/
Horus671,137/
Arush67470/
Horau67397/
Oreus67328/
Horup67323/
Orohu67258/
Otrou67184/
Gorau67162/
Arouh67149/
Gorgu6772/
Orouj6768/
Otrui6767/
Gorui6765/
O'Oru6758/
Aruhe6752/
Hooroush6747/
Orrou6745/
Gooru6742/
Aruch6740/
Horut6730/
Oruut6728/
Otrus6724/
Hooru6722/
Gorru6721/
Ahruh6713/
Horru6713/
Hoiru679/
Aruph679/
Osrud679/
Haruh679/
Heruh678/
Aruih678/
Horuş677/
Otrau676/
Houru675/
Erruh675/
Oroud675/
Orrut675/
Erouh674/
Ourrouch674/
Orouz674/
Horud674/
Horui673/
Oorus673/
Oraut673/
Arruh673/
Oruiz673/
Orust673/
Horhu673/
Orout673/
Ouroutch672/
Ourau672/
Ohrui672/
Orous672/
Otrup672/
Uorou672/
Oorou672/
Ourhouch672/
Oyrou672/
Oraus672/
Horzu672/
Gorhu671/
Ouruj671/
Oruss671/
Orzou671/
Oorgu671/
Hosru671/
Gojru671/
Orhuu671/
Hotru671/
Horeu671/
Oruis671/
Oroup671/
Oroux671/
Orouy671/
Orrus671/
Orzuj671/
Orhau671/
Orhou671/
Ouhru671/
Ourru671/
Oirus671/
O'rus671/
Arudh671/
Areuh671/
Orheu671/
Orhoe670/
Orutt670/
Orudd670/

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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 Oruh
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