Orbert Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Orbert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Sweden231:428,12030,474
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Orbert (560) may also be a first name.

Orbert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orbert is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Orbert is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Orbert are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 30 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Orbert is also the 355,253rd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 560 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 40 percent live, Morobe, where 24 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Orbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orbert surname increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orbert surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Orbert earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horbert92315/
Gorbert9251/
Orberth927/
Orberts921/
Orber9162/
Hoerbert8647/
Horberth8625/
Gourbert862/
Horberte861/
Gorbertt861/
Horber831,339/
Erbert831,030/
Arbert83237/
Gorber8366/
Orbart8322/
Urbert833/
Orbier832/
Orwert832/
Orbeer832/
Orvert831/
Herbert77101,921/
Harbert774,781/
Hurbert77274/
Garbert77160/
Hörbert7720/
Erberth7719/
Horbart7713/
Gourber7711/
Horberh779/
Aurbert773/
Aerbert772/
Gurbert771/
Horvert771/
Arbeirt771/
Ehrbert770/
Arber731,991/
Orver7387/
Herberth711,232/
Harberts71890/
Harbertz7163/
Harberth7115/
Herbertt7115/
Herrbert715/
Haerbert714/
Hurberts711/
Herbhert711/
Hurbeart711/
Hurrbert711/
Heerbert711/
Herberdt711/
Herberrt711/
Haurbert710/
Hurbertt710/
Gurrbert710/
Garber6722,175/
Harber678,647/
Arwert6741/
Arbart6735/
Arvert679/
Herrberth677/
Horver676/
Arbier673/
Arberd672/
Erbart672/
Arbeer672/
Oirver671/
Hoerbarth671/
Ormper671/
Heerbeert671/
Erbirt670/

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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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  • 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 Orbert
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