Orbek Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Orbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Orbek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orbek (Arabic: لوربيك) is more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbek? popularity and diffusion

Orbek is the 8,193,072nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Orbek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Orbek are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Orbek is most frequent in: Baghlan, where 50 percent live and Takhar, where 50 percent live. Not including Afghanistan Orbek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orbeck91603/
Gorbek919/
Orbekk914/
Horbek912/
Orzbek912/
Otrbek911/
Oorbeek83149/
Horbeek8375/
Orrbeck8346/
Oorbeck8340/
Ohrbeck8321/
Horbeck8311/
Gorbeck836/
Horbeak831/
Erbek807,189/
Orbik80265/
Arbek8033/
Orbec8022/
Urbek808/
Orbeg808/
Ürbek801/
Orbex801/
Horbeick771/
Hoorbeek771/
Hoorbeke771/
Ottrbeck771/
Horbyk731,887/
Gorbik731,786/
Erbeck73400/
Herbek73303/
Horbik73180/
Horbec7399/
Urbeck7375/
Harbek7364/
Gorbeg7331/
Arbeek7320/
Arbeck7319/
Orbecq7314/
Erbeyk7311/
Aurbek7310/
Đurbek739/
Garbek739/
Gorbyk738/
Örbeck738/
Orbick732/
Asrbek732/
Gurbek731/
Arbeke731/
Hurbek731/
Orbhik731/
Orveck731/
Aarbek731/
Harbeck672,367/
Herbeck671,332/
Harbeke67186/
Eerbeek67143/
Ahrbeck6745/
Harbeek6735/
Aurbeck6732/
Garbeck6718/
Ehrbeck6715/
Hörbeck6714/
Gorbeac674/
Horbick672/
Hurbeck672/
Horbykh671/
Harbezk671/
Gorbegg671/
Orbique671/
Ornpeck670/
Gurbeck670/
Herbeak670/

Orbek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orbek in the Arabic language
لوربيكlwrbyk-

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Orbek Reference & Research

Orbik FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Orbek
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