Orasanu Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Orasanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orasanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0741:18,6942,420
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Israel91:950,84857,975
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Oraşanu (4) & Orăşanu (64) are calculated separately.

Orasanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orasanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may be found as a variant: Oraşanu or Orăşanu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orasanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orasanu is the 330,130th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,495,139 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Orasanu are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,074 people, or 1 in 18,694. In Romania Orasanu is most prevalent in: Brăila County, where 34 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 16 percent are found and Vâlcea County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Orasanu Last Name Statistics demography

Orasanu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oraşanu954/
Oraseanu93117/
Orasianu936/
Orăşanu9064/
Orosanu86282/
Arasanu868/
Horosanu8042/
Oroseanu8028/
Oroshanu8027/
Argasanu808/
Horosanau757/
Oroşanu7134/
Aresanu714/
Orousannou712/
Orezanu711/
Heresanu6758/
Orăşeanu6720/
Orosoonu675/
Orezeanu675/
Horezanu671/
Orousonu671/
Garoseanu6371/
Garazanou632/
Erezanu57160/

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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 Orasanu
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