Orbe Surname

40,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Orbe Surname User-submission:

The Orbe surname comes from Tagalog province, Philippines. It originates in Bulacan, Philippines and spread in the whole country. People with this surname are of Tagalog ethnicity, but some already mixed with other Philippine ethnic groups, such as Ilocano and Kapampangan.

Orbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,2941:30,7344,452
Ecuador2,5051:6,3501,046
Mexico2,0821:59,6192,855
Peru1,9591:16,2252,025
United States7441:487,17641,154
Dominican Republic6551:15,9281,133
Argentina6281:68,0635,815
Spain6191:75,5286,611
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Guam121:13,3432,098
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
England81:6,964,757184,742
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominica11:75,891912
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Orbé (2) are calculated separately.

Orbe (193) may also be a first name.

Orbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Orbe surname comes from Tagalog province, Philippines. It originates in Bulacan, Philippines and spread in the whole country. People with this surname are of Tagalog ethnicity, but some already mixed with other Philippine ethnic groups, such as Ilocano and Kapampangan.

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Orbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orbe (Russian: Орбе) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Orbé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,816th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 568,230 people. Orbe is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Orbe live; 40 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Andean South America. Orbe is also the 653,740th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 193 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,294 people, or 1 in 30,734. In The Philippines Orbe is most prevalent in: National Capital Region, where 20 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 19 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Orbe occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 20 percent are found and Mexico, where 16 percent are found.

Orbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orbe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Orbe surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orbe surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orbe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 35.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,442 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $18,907,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $43,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orbé922/
Orbes892,612/
Orbea892,445/
Gorbe89589/
Orbee89320/
Orbie89262/
Horbe89176/
Orbez89142/
Orbey8964/
Orber8962/
Orbet8918/
Ourbe898/
Orbei892/
Orbed892/
Orbej892/
Gorbea802,086/
Horber801,339/
Horbei80450/
Gorbey80304/
Gorbei80176/
Hoerbe8093/
Horbez8052/
Horbey8035/
Gourbe8019/
Horbes8017/
Gorbee8014/
Hourbe8014/
Orbesz807/
Orbett805/
Orbech805/
Gorbej805/
Orbest803/
Horbee802/
Orbeer802/
Oerbey801/
Horbge801/
Horbet801/
Orzbey800/
Horbed800/
Orue7516,334/
Erbe755,507/
Arbe752,687/
Urbe75629/
Orbi75551/
Orba75246/
Orve75182/
Orby7596/
Orwe7589/
Horbett7380/
Horbets7345/
Horbeth7315/
Horberh739/
Horbetz734/
Oorbett731/
Gourbey730/
Horbest730/
Garbe6710,759/
Erbey673,864/
Orbay672,775/
Ourba672,589/
Gorby672,463/
Orhue672,077/
Arber671,991/
Arbie671,791/
Arbez671,261/
Arbes671,205/
Harbe671,062/
Arbee67914/
Herbe67874/
Horba67874/
Arbey67672/
Arbet67659/
Horve67604/
Orbai67484/
Orbis67320/
Arbea67280/
Gorve67248/
Urbes67203/
Orboi67189/
Gurbe67187/
Gorbi67174/
Urbez67146/
Orbih67105/
Arbed6792/
Hurbe6790/
Oruez6789/
Orver6787/
Hörbe6781/
Horwe6769/
Horby6766/
Orbiz6762/
Urbea6759/
Orboy6752/
Erbea6752/
Arbeu6751/
Hürbe6751/
Arbeh6745/
Orves6742/
Urbie6739/
Oroue6738/
Orveh6735/
Horue6734/
Arbej6729/
Erbee6728/
Orrby6723/
Erbie6722/
Orvet6722/
Urbey6717/
Orbaj6715/
Orbuj6715/
Arbei6713/
Orvez6712/
Orbit679/
Orvei679/
Urber678/
Orues678/
Ňorba677/
Orbaa675/
Aarbe674/
Ohrue674/
Horbi674/
Ourbi674/
Orbij674/
Urbed673/
Orvea673/
Uirbe673/
Orwue673/
Gorue672/
Urbee672/
Orwei672/
Orrue672/
Orbha672/
Ourby671/
Orwes671/
Orwie671/
Urbej671/
Oruer671/
Uorve671/
Orued671/
Oruee671/
Oorve671/
Orbái671/
Orbêa671/
Oruet671/
Orvey671/
Urbeś671/
Úrbez671/
Gorbé671/
Aerbe671/
Orweh671/
Orbio671/
Orhve671/
Orvee671/
Orvje671/
Urbet671/
Erbeï671/
Arbep671/
Orwey670/
Orvie670/

Orbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orbe in the Russian language
Орбеorbe-

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