Oruru Surname

198,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oruru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8331:55,4385,530
Nigeria6591:268,80515,334
Uganda5941:65,7237,432
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oruru (202) may also be a first name.

Oruru Last Name Facts

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

Oruru is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruru? popularity and diffusion

Oruru is the 198,310th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,455,451 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oruru live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 637,340th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 55,438. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 82 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 10 percent are found and Migori County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 28 percent are found.

Oruru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Oruru earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.61% more than the national average, earning $69,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orurau914/
Goruru912/
Oiruru911/
Orurou911/
Orurut911/
Orurui911/
Oruuru911/
Orhurhu8396/
Orhurgu831/
Goururu831/
Aruru801,050/
Ururu80806/
Eruru80136/
Oriru801/
Hoirureu771/
Arruru73231/
Orieru73142/
Haruru7395/
Aaruru7360/
Heruru7340/
Erhuru7318/
Gururu7314/
Arzuru7314/
Hururu7311/
Utruru737/
Eeruru736/
Garuru736/
Aruuru733/
Oruroo733/
Aruruy731/
Erurhu731/
Arauru731/
Arurut731/
Urguru731/
Atruru731/
Arurru731/
Aeruru731/
Erruru731/
Arueru731/
Erhurhu67642/
Ehruhru6717/
Arourou679/
Harauru674/
Argurou673/
Hururau671/
Eraurau671/
Arhurhu671/
Ehrurhu671/
Uhyruru671/
Arruuru671/
Gurureu671/
Uyruyru671/

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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 Oruru
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