Orulu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Orulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Örülü (6) are calculated separately.
Orulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orulu occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Örülü. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orulu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Orulu is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Orulu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Orulu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Orulu is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found and Ekiti, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Orulu is found in one country. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorulu | 91 | 51 | / |
| Orgulu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Orulus | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oruslu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oreulu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orujlu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orulgu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Horulu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorgulu | 83 | 271 | / |
| Gorullu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oruluis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orusllu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Urulu | 80 | 752 | / |
| Orolu | 80 | 402 | / |
| Erulu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Arulu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Orilu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Örülü | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oroujlou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ağrulu | 73 | 60 | / |
| Urullu | 73 | 54 | / |
| Eruluğ | 73 | 50 | / |
| Arutlu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Hurulu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Gurulu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Arzulu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Orielu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Arullu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eerulu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Erullu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aerulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orrolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uğrulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroujlouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arhutlu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gargulu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eerullu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Errullu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurulus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orroluh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horoğlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eroulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auruilu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orulu
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