Oruko Surname
Approximately 2,948 people bear this surname
Oruko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,865 | 1:16,119 | 1,925 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Oruko (647) may also be a first name.
Oruko Demographics
Oruko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oruko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oruko is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,787th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,472,031 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oruko live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 326,733rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 647 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 24 percent live, Siaya County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Oruko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oruko
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