Orukotan Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orukotan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orukotan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9711:182,43311,162
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England201:2,785,90397,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Orukotan (17) may also be a first name.

Orukotan Last Name Facts

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

Orukotan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orukotan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 357,784th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. Orukotan occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Orukotan are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orukotan is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 971 people, or 1 in 182,433. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 38 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Orukotan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orukotan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Orukotan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oroukotan9485/
Orukoetan9452/
Orukootan944/
Otrukotan941/
Orukoitan941/
Orokotan88187/
Orukutan887/
Orukoton885/
Orukatan883/
Orukotoun821/
Orokoton752/
Orokutan751/
Arikkothan671/
Arukatam631/
Harikatan5948/

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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 Orukotan
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