Orb Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Orb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Romania361:557,71941,269
Chile211:838,88017,964
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Orb (74) may also be a first name.

Orb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orb (Russian: Орб) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orb? popularity and diffusion

Orb is the 837,371st most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Orb live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 74 people.

The last name Orb is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Orb is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Romania, where 11 percent reside.

Orb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orb surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.85% less than the national average, earning $36,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horb865,446/
Gorb862,093/
Orbz8623/
Oorb862/
Orbs862/
Uorb861/
Orbh861/
Orbd861/
Gourb755/
Horbs750/
Erb6722,235/
Orf672,443/
Urb67459/
Arb67347/
Orp67143/
Orbova6731/
Orv6712/
Orw6711/
Orbová673/
Gourbh673/
Horbth671/
Horbch671/

Orb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orb in the Russian language
Орбorb-

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Footnotes

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