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
Oruku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 764,765th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oruku reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria Oruku is mostly found in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Delta, where 14 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Oruku is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
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
- 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 Oruku
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