Oorsen Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oorsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oorsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Oorsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oorsen is found most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oorsen? popularity and diffusion

Oorsen is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Oorsen is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oorsen reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Oorsen is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Western Cape, where 50 percent live.

Oorsen Last Name Statistics demography

Oorsen earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning R 259,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orsen91185/
Oersen83272/
Gorsen83168/
Horsen8360/
Oursen833/
Orsend832/
Orsgen832/
Orsien831/
Orseng831/
Orsent831/
Orseen831/
Oorson831/
Orssen830/
Orszen830/
Orsn801/
Horssen7798/
Horseng7768/
Hoersen7748/
Gorssen7742/
Gorrsen7723/
Gorshen7716/
Orsenne7711/
Hoorson778/
Oursien774/
Hoorsan772/
Othrsen771/
Gorsehn771/
Orsheen771/
Orschen771/
Gorszen771/
Orgen731,176/
Orson73772/
Arsen73737/
Orsin73187/
Orsan73182/
Ursen7346/
Orsén7344/
Orjen7334/
Orzen7333/
Orsng733/
Orcen731/
Orsem731/
Orsnn731/
Hoerseen711/
Horschen711/
Gorschen711/
Horssend710/
Oerson672,889/
Horgen671,036/
Aarsen67739/
Gorson67355/
Horsin67302/
Harsen67248/
Orshan67213/
Horsan67183/
Gorzen67161/
Oursin67124/
Horžen67115/
Ourson67101/
Horzen6792/
Gorsin6785/
Hursen6784/
Garsen6768/
Orshon6757/
Orrson6756/
Orchen6743/
Horson6739/
Horjen6738/
Gursen6730/
Arshen6729/
Oerzen6725/
Arseen6724/
Oersin6723/
Arsien6721/
Orsing6719/
Orsong6718/
Orshin6717/
Arsaen6714/
Orzenn6712/
Arseng6711/
Ortgen6710/
Hürsen6710/
Orsang677/
Gorsan676/
Arsent674/
Orgent673/
Gorcen673/
Arscen673/
Uhrsen672/
Orsint672/
Orsson672/
Orsand672/
Orsone672/
Orsane672/
Aursen671/
Horschgen671/
Horsem671/
Orrjen671/
Ohrzen671/
Oersan671/
Eursen671/
Orssin670/
Hoerschen670/

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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 Oorsen
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