Orús Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Orús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Orus (2,552) & Orùs (2) are calculated separately.

Orús Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orús occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Orus or Orùs. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orús? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Orús live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,870,081. In Spain it is most common in: Aragon, where 44 percent are found, Catalonia, where 40 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 8 percent are found. Not including Spain Orús is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orus922,552/
Orùs922/
Oros7529,655/
Orós7527/
Orúe7526/
Arús7519/
Orrú7516/
Urús752/
Orosz6721,784/
Horus671,137/
Horos67875/
Oross67620/
Oreus67328/
Gorus67323/
Orros67234/
Orgus6774/
Ouros6755/
Oruse6735/
Otrus6724/
Orozs6717/
Orush6714/
Orosh6711/
Oroos674/
Orust673/
Oorus673/
Oraus672/
Orous672/
Orhos672/
Arrús671/
Harús671/
O'rus671/
Oirus671/
Orrus671/
Oruis671/
Oruss671/

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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 Orús
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