Orawska Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Orawska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orawska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Orawská (10) are calculated separately.

Orawska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orawska occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Orawská. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orawska? popularity and diffusion

Orawska is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Orawska are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,126,694. In Czechia Orawska is primarily found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 80 percent are found and Vysočina Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Czechia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 38 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orawska
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