Oruoch Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Oruoch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Oruoch (52) may also be a first name.
Oruoch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruoch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oruoch has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruoch? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Oruoch is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oruoch reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oruoch is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 52 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya Oruoch is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 86 percent are found, Kisii County, where 9 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Oruoch
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