Orav Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Orav Surname User-submission:

The Orav surname means 'squirrel' in Estonian.

Orav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia8701:1,51967
India661:11,622,203212,115
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Finland261:211,41217,592
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Orav (11) may also be a first name.

Orav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Orav surname means 'squirrel' in Estonian.

- 1990

Orav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orav (Hindi: ओराव, Marathi: ओराव, Russian: Орав) is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 341,803rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,785,425 people. The last name Orav is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Orav reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 1,519. Apart from Estonia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Orav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orav surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orav earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $49,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorav893,063/
Horav89570/
Oraev89209/
Otrav8927/
Oorav8914/
Orrav899/
Oraav893/
Oravs893/
Orgav891/
Oraiv891/
Oirav891/
Gourav802,662/
Goorav8016/
Horaev8013/
Gorauv804/
Horaiv804/
Horavt803/
Orhaev802/
Ouraev801/
Goirav801/
Horzav801/
Oraw7513,394/
Orap75609/
Arav75394/
Orab75238/
Orev7587/
Orov7538/
Oraf7517/
Erav7510/
Oravová73172/
Orapova739/
Orabova731/
D'Ourav731/
Oravova731/
Garav675,811/
Oraif672,160/
Gorab671,917/
Gorov67696/
Orape67548/
Asrav67482/
Horev67471/
Orova67356/
Araev67315/
Orowa67213/
Horab67207/
O'Raw67201/
Gorap67194/
Ourab67140/
Harav67116/
Oraph6791/
Oroev6788/
Oreev6780/
Eraev6740/
Horov6734/
Oirov6726/
Aarav6720/
Herav6719/
Argav6718/
Orhev6714/
Horap6712/
Oraew679/
Orzov678/
Ouraw677/
Aravz677/
Arrav676/
Aravs676/
Orhaw676/
Ohrab676/
Atrav675/
Orhab675/
Đorev674/
Orawh674/
Oraib674/
Oraws674/
Horavova674/
Orabt674/
Orgov673/
Eurav673/
Oorov673/
Horaw673/
Ourov672/
Otrov672/
Goraf672/
Otrab672/
Erhav672/
Uoraw671/
Orraw671/
Ooraw671/
Aratv671/
Arauv671/
Uirav671/
Orgab671/
Oraaw671/
Orafe671/
Oraip671/
Orawf671/
Oraww671/
Orrov671/
Oraap671/
Uorov671/
Ouraf671/
Araav671/
Arasv671/

Orav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orav in the Marathi language
ओरावorava85.71
ग़ोरवgorava14.29
Orav in the Hindi language
ओरावorava66.67
ओरवorava33.33
Orav in the Russian language
Оравorav-

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