Orós Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Orós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Oros (29,655), Oroš (114), Oroș (32) & Oroş (1) are calculated separately.

Orós Last Name Facts

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

Orós is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oros, Oroš, Oroș or Oroş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orós? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Orós reside; 63 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Orós is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,750,120. In Spain Orós is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 59 percent are found, Aragon, where 29 percent are found and Andalusia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Spain it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oros9229,655/
Oró8639/
Oroš83114/
Oroș8332/
Oroş831/
Orus752,552/
Oras751,787/
Orús7532/
Orzó758/
Arós755/
Oróz753/
Orùs752/
Urós751/
Orosz6721,784/
Horas672,033/
Goras671,485/
Horus671,137/
Orgas671,047/
Horos67875/
Oross67620/
Oreus67328/
Gorus67323/
Orose67321/
Goros67248/
Orros67234/
Orase67197/
Orois67103/
Orash6775/
Orgus6774/
Ouros6755/
Orras6741/
Oruse6735/
Oraas6728/
Orost6727/
Otras6724/
Otrus6724/
Gorás6718/
Orozs6717/
Orats6716/
Orush6714/
Orosc6713/
Herós6711/
Ouras6711/
Orosh6711/
Garós679/
Orass677/
Orgos675/
Oiras674/
Orasz674/
Oroos674/
Orast673/
Oorus673/
Orust673/
Orhos672/
Oraus672/
Orous672/
Otros672/
Orzóy671/
Orohs671/
Oruss671/
Oğras671/
Oruis671/
Orrus671/
Urrós671/
Ohras671/
Oirus671/
O'rus671/
Orzas671/
Orhas671/
Goróz671/
Gorró671/

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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 Orós
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