Orberson Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Orberson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orberson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Orberson Last Name Facts

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

Orberson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Orberson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orberson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,206,588th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Orberson are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Orberson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States Orberson is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 75 percent live, Indiana, where 14 percent live and Georgia, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Orberson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orberson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orberson surname rose 6,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orberson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orberson are 49.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 95.83% registered to vote for the political party.

Orberson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.19% less than the national average, earning $37,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horberson940/
Gorberson940/
Urberson881/
Arberson881/
Orverson881/
Orbirson880/
Harberson82312/
Garberson82153/
Horverson820/
Harbierson780/
Orversen756/
Arverson754/
Harverson71378/
Harbirson710/
Garverson710/
Arversen631/
Harbersham561/

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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 Orberson
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