Oruko Surname

149,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oruko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8651:16,1191,925
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Oruko (647) may also be a first name.

Oruko Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oruko Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Oruko is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,787th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,472,031 people. 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. Oruko is also the 326,733rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 647 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 16,119. In Kenya Oruko is most frequent in: Kisumu County, where 24 percent reside, Siaya County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Oruko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orouko9111/
Oruiko915/
Oruuko914/
Orukoo912/
Goruko912/
Horuko911/
Orukoh911/
Orukoy911/
Gorouko83148/
Horudko83104/
Horutko8349/
Otrutko8336/
Horuiko8321/
Otrudko8312/
Oroukou836/
Horujko835/
Oruikoi831/
Horauko831/
Ohruzko831/
Oroko802,599/
Oriko801,644/
Oruka80561/
Aruko80371/
Uruko8013/
Eruko808/
Oruco802/
Horushko7778/
Gourouko7748/
Ouroukou778/
Goroukoy775/
Horuzsko774/
Horuchko773/
Goroukou772/
Goroukoh771/
Arouko73639/
Orieko73427/
Horiko73260/
Huruko73154/
Orusco7391/
Orikoi7380/
Haruko7368/
Arauko7344/
Orocko7337/
Ouroko7329/
Goruka7319/
Arukod7318/
Urukoi7317/
Orucoz7311/
Urusko739/
Oricko737/
Arueko737/
Garuko733/
Urukod733/
Arukoi732/
Orouka732/
Oruzco732/
Orikko732/
Horoko732/
Urauko731/
Orukaa731/
Orikho731/
Erukko731/
Heruko731/
Orukha731/
Orhuka731/
Orikoh731/
Orucco731/
Orokoo731/
Orokoi731/
Orukau731/
Gouroukou7113/
Osroushko711/
Horuychko711/
Gouroukoy711/
Aroukou6757/
Horukha6740/
Horucka6728/
Eroukou6726/
Utrutko6721/
Horokou6719/
Gorukha6711/
Araukho674/
Ourokoa674/
Urukhot674/
Garouko672/
Aroukho672/
Haruiko672/
Gorouco671/
Gorucka671/
Ourouka671/
Oruszka671/
Aruszko671/
Aroukot671/
Aroukoy671/
Arousko671/
Harucko671/
Ourikou671/
Goreuka671/
Harukot671/

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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 Oruko
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