Oruu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Oruu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oruu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oruu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oruu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oruu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oruu is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Oruu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oruu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Oruu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 813,318. In Uganda Oruu is mostly concentrated in: Abim District, where 48 percent reside, Gulu District, where 27 percent reside and Amuru District, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Oruu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oruut | 89 | 28 | / |
| Oruuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Orhuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oru | 86 | 6,617 | / |
| Oruutt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orou | 75 | 108,512 | / |
| Oruç | 75 | 49,586 | / |
| Orue | 75 | 16,334 | / |
| Orru | 75 | 8,963 | / |
| Ouru | 75 | 5,306 | / |
| Goru | 75 | 5,021 | / |
| Orui | 75 | 4,625 | / |
| Orus | 75 | 2,552 | / |
| Oruh | 75 | 1,415 | / |
| Oruz | 75 | 835 | / |
| Oğru | 75 | 590 | / |
| Oreu | 75 | 438 | / |
| Orgu | 75 | 383 | / |
| Orup | 75 | 333 | / |
| Orau | 75 | 309 | / |
| Horu | 75 | 230 | / |
| Orzu | 75 | 136 | / |
| Otru | 75 | 89 | / |
| Orud | 75 | 83 | / |
| Orhu | 75 | 77 | / |
| Oruj | 75 | 71 | / |
| Aruu | 75 | 49 | / |
| Oruğ | 75 | 42 | / |
| Oiru | 75 | 31 | / |
| Orut | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ooru | 75 | 16 | / |
| Uoru | 75 | 7 | / |
| Osru | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ohru | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oruy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ojru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorou | 67 | 5,129 | / |
| Horuz | 67 | 5,127 | / |
| Ohuru | 67 | 3,009 | / |
| Horou | 67 | 2,474 | / |
| Orhue | 67 | 2,077 | / |
| Gouru | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Ourou | 67 | 1,142 | / |
| Horus | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Horau | 67 | 397 | / |
| Oreus | 67 | 328 | / |
| Horup | 67 | 323 | / |
| Orohu | 67 | 258 | / |
| Otrou | 67 | 184 | / |
| Gorau | 67 | 162 | / |
| Oruch | 67 | 107 | / |
| Gorgu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Orouj | 67 | 68 | / |
| Otrui | 67 | 67 | / |
| Gorui | 67 | 65 | / |
| O'Oru | 67 | 58 | / |
| Orrou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Gooru | 67 | 42 | / |
| Horue | 67 | 34 | / |
| Horut | 67 | 30 | / |
| Otrus | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hooru | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gorru | 67 | 21 | / |
| Orush | 67 | 14 | / |
| Horru | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ohruh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hoiru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osrud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Horuş | 67 | 7 | / |
| Otrau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oroud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orrut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ohrue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orueh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Horud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arruu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Horui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oorus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oraut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oruiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orust | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orguh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haruu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohrui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otrup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uorou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oorou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyrou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oraus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horzu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouruj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oorgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aaruu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arauu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oruis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirus | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'rus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orutt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Orudd | 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
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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 Oruu
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