Oruro Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Oruro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru4091:77,7125,508
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oruro (14) may also be a first name.

Oruro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oruro is more frequently found in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oruro.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oruro is the 580,291st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. The last name Oruro is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Oruro are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 76 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 77,712. In Peru Oruro is primarily found in: Cusco Region, where 56 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 24 percent are found and Madre de Dios Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Peru Oruro occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Oruro Last Name Statistics demography

Oruro earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruruo91426/
Oruero9162/
Oruroo913/
Orurou911/
Orouro911/
Horuro911/
Orguro911/
Orzuro911/
Orhurho8311/
Oururuo832/
Ororo80389/
Oriro80167/
Aruro80112/
Eruro8054/
Ururo8025/
Orura803/
Hoeruroh7725/
Oriero73471/
Hororo73173/
Horiro73158/
Ororho73157/
Orhoro73121/
Arzuro7391/
Arhuro7375/
Eruero7335/
Aruero7330/
Hururo7317/
Aruroo7315/
Arouro7310/
Aruroh7310/
Asruro739/
Oraura738/
Arauro737/
Ororoh736/
Orurau734/
Aroruo733/
Ororzo733/
Orzura732/
Orutra732/
Arutro732/
Uororo732/
Oriruo732/
Garuro731/
Haruro731/
Uruuro731/
Ouroro731/
Ororoa731/
Ururoo731/
Oroero731/
Orurga731/
Orgura731/
Arguro731/
Arorro731/
Gorura731/
Uroruo731/
Houroro67204/
Arhuero6796/
Orhorho6776/
Orurach6763/
Orieruo6742/
Erhuero6726/
Horoura6719/
Horiroh6718/
Orierou6712/
Haruroh6712/
Arourou679/
Heruroh678/
Argurou673/
Gururoo673/
Hororoi672/
Gorgura672/
Orgurga672/
Horrora672/
Orroroo671/
Hourora671/
Oereura671/
Eruerho671/
Gurguro671/

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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 Oruro
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