Orb Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Orb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Orb (74) may also be a first name.
Orb Demographics
Average Orb Salary in
United States
$41,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Orb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orb in the Russian language | ||
| Орб | orb | - |
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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
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- 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 Orb
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