Oruka Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Oruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 335 | 1:116,535 | 11,212 |
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Oruka (61) may also be a first name.
Oruka Demographics
Oruka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oruka (Russian: Орука) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 564,325th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oruka are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 61 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 116,535. In Uganda Oruka is mostly concentrated in: Soroti District, where 35 percent are found, Ngora District, where 19 percent are found and Serere District, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Oruka is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Oruka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Oruka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oruka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oruka in the Russian language | ||
| Орука | oruka | - |
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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 Oruka
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