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 surname Oruko occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oruko.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 149,787th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,472,031 people. The last name Oruko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oruko reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 326,733rd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 647 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 24 percent reside, Siaya County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Oruko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oruko last name is primarily 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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