Oruku Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Oruku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 230 | 1:770,186 | 34,704 |
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oruku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oruku occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 764,765th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oruku are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 45 percent live, Delta, where 14 percent live and Bayelsa, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria Oruku exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goruku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Orukcu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orukau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orukuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orauku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orusku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oroukou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gorukcu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aruku | 80 | 1,575 | / |
| Oroku | 80 | 1,076 | / |
| Oriku | 80 | 834 | / |
| Uruku | 80 | 566 | / |
| Eruku | 80 | 314 | / |
| Orucu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Ouroukou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Goroukou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Guruku | 73 | 323 | / |
| Garuku | 73 | 236 | / |
| Auruku | 73 | 173 | / |
| Orokuy | 73 | 85 | / |
| Ouriku | 73 | 30 | / |
| Haruku | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gorucu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Orieku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Oruçcu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eeruku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Huruku | 73 | 6 | / |
| Urukau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eruiku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arukhu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orokui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urukup | 73 | 3 | / |
| Orukoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atruku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arukau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arusku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orutcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arukut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahruku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouroukou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Horuzcu | 67 | 113 | / |
| Aroukou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ourokuy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Eroukou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Horuscu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Herukku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haruiku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arukuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horokuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aruskus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oruku
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