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
The surname Oruka (Russian: Орука) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oruka.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruka? popularity and diffusion
Oruka is the 564,325th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oruka reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Oruka is also the 1,257,960th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 61 people.
Oruka is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 116,535. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Soroti District, where 35 percent are found, Ngora District, where 19 percent are found and Serere District, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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 last name 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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