Orbach Surname

228,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Orbach Surname User-submission:

The Orbach surname is of German and Yiddish origin. The Yiddish name is a variant of the surname Auerbach, which has become associated with the German word ohr, meaning 'ear', due to sound similarity. The German surname might either be a variant of the Sorbian personal name Urbach, a pet form of Urban, or a habitational name from any locality named Orbach, such as one in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Orbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7321:495,16241,717
Germany5121:157,23718,756
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
Poland751:506,78349,442
Australia651:415,31833,226
France521:1,277,360130,443
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Israel171:503,39037,521
Wales51:618,90625,852
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Orbach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Orbach surname is of German and Yiddish origin. The Yiddish name is a variant of the surname Auerbach, which has become associated with the German word ohr, meaning 'ear', due to sound similarity. The German surname might either be a variant of the Sorbian personal name Urbach, a pet form of Urban, or a habitational name from any locality named Orbach, such as one in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Orbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orbach (Arabic: اورباخ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Orbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,810th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,114,933 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Orbach are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Orbach is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 495,162. In The United States Orbach is most common in: New York, where 28 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Orbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orbach last name grew 18,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orbach surname are 45.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 979.43% more than the national average, earning R 2,565,130 per year; in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.99% more than the national average, earning $84,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horbach9213,257/
Gorbach9210,266/
Ohrbach9240/
Oerbach9220/
Orbatch922/
Orhbach921/
Ourbach921/
Orbache921/
Orbac9145/
Orbah915/
Gorbauch86112/
Gorbatch8632/
Horbatch8624/
Horbasch8615/
Hohrbach8611/
Ourbache864/
Gourbach861/
Gohrbach861/
Horbauch860/
Urbach834,806/
Erbach831,638/
Arbach83692/
Orbacz8359/
Orbash8347/
Orbakh8322/
Horbac8313/
Horbah836/
Orbech835/
Ourbah834/
Orbace831/
Orbhah831/
Orba80246/
Gorbatsch809/
Horbatsch808/
Orbachová801/
Hourbache801/
Harbach771,863/
Horbacz771,072/
Herbach77921/
Gorbacz77346/
Aurbach77252/
Arzbach77120/
Garbach77101/
Arbache7788/
Uhrbach7787/
Gurbach7781/
Horbath7759/
Orbahci7757/
Horbash7748/
Horvach7740/
Ehrbach7737/
Urbatch7735/
Gorbash7723/
Gorboch778/
Arbasch777/
Horboch775/
Arbacht775/
Arbauch772/
Horbakh772/
Oerbech771/
Hurbach771/
Aarbach771/
Urbache771/
Horbaci771/
Gorbauh771/
Horbacs771/
Erhbach770/
Horbachova75129/
Orbay732,775/
Ourba732,589/
Orbea732,445/
Gorba73989/
Horba73874/
Orboc73648/
Orbai73484/
Orbas73168/
Arbah7368/
Orbat7342/
Orbaj7315/
Ňorba737/
Orbaa735/
Orboh734/
Arbac734/
Orbax732/
Orbha732/
Orbaz731/
Orbêa731/
Orbau730/
Herrbach71621/
Harbache71242/
Haarbach7184/
Garbasch7112/
Heerbach7111/
Horvatch715/
Aharbach715/
Haurbach715/
Horbathz711/
Orbouche711/
Orwatsch711/
Harzbach711/
Harbasch711/
Horbatcz711/
Harbatch710/
Harbauch710/
Gorbea672,086/
Orbase671,214/
Horbas67742/
Harbah67659/
Urbakh67332/
Horbay67228/
Ourbaa67205/
Horbai67198/
Gorbas67165/
Arbaah67139/
Horbat67123/
Arbace67113/
Oruoch67106/
Arbaci67102/
Arbash67101/
Gorbai67101/
Orbaiz6779/
Gorbay6769/
Arbaih6758/
Horbaľ6732/
Harbac6731/
Horbaj6729/
Gourba6721/
Arboch6711/
Urvach6711/
Orwoch6711/
Ourbat6710/
Garbatsch6710/
Urbachová678/
Gorbaz676/
Harbatsch673/
Horvah673/
Horvac672/
Orvash672/
Horbaň672/
Erbech671/
Arbaha671/
Urboch671/
Arbech671/
Horbaß671/
Horbaš671/
Hourba671/
Ourbay671/
Gourbahai671/
Gorbaa671/
Gorbač671/
Gorboh671/
Horbau671/

Orbach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orbach in the Arabic language
اورباخawrbakh-

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Orbach Reference & Research

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