Oruji Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Oruji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oruji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oruji (Georgian: ორუჯი) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oruji.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruji? popularity and diffusion
Oruji is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oruji reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 39 percent are found, Rivers, where 32 percent are found and Lagos, where 26 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Oruji occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oruji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oruji in the Georgian language | ||
| ორუჯი | oruji | - |
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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 Oruji
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