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 surname Oruh is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oruh is the 274,522nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,150,209 people. The surname Oruh is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Oruh live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oruh is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name Oruh is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 187,057. In Nigeria Oruh is mostly found in: Abia, where 22 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Oruh exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Oruh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oruh surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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  • 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 Oruh
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