Uroko Surname

128,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uroko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uroko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,4981:50,6413,886
Austria141:608,24554,975
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Uroko (398) may also be a first name.

Uroko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uroko is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uroko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uroko is the 128,622nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,068,563 people. The last name Uroko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Uroko are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Uroko is also the 432,848th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 398 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,498 people, or 1 in 50,641. In Nigeria Uroko is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 44 percent live, Benue, where 22 percent live and Ebonyi, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Uroko is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouroko9129/
Urokot9120/
Urokoh9120/
Uroiko9114/
Guroko914/
Urhoko911/
Urosko911/
Gouroko839/
Hurotko836/
Ourokoa834/
Utrosko831/
Iroko806,989/
Oroko802,599/
Urako8025/
Uruko8013/
Ureko8012/
Uroka806/
Gourouko7748/
Ouroukou778/
Hiroko73217/
Huruko73154/
Urazko7363/
Auroka7340/
Orocko7337/
Urrako7319/
Urukoi7317/
Orouko7311/
Urusko739/
Uroska738/
Urakoh733/
Urakoy733/
Urukod733/
Irouko733/
Irooko732/
Urecko732/
Irokko732/
Horoko732/
Oroiko732/
Urauko731/
Irokoh731/
Orokoo731/
Orokoi731/
Irokoi731/
Huroka731/
Hurako731/
Urosco731/
Gouroukou7113/
Gouroukoy711/
Utroska6781/
Utrutko6721/
Horokou6719/
Usrokha6710/
Oroukou676/
Aurocco675/
Horohko673/
Horojko671/
Ourouka671/
Gurocou671/
Aurreko671/
Hirroko671/

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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 Uroko
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