Orbke Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Orbke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orbke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States191:19,076,786604,894

Orbke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orbke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Orbke.

How Common Is The Last Name Orbke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Orbke occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Orbke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Orbke is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 2 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found.

Orbke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orbke surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Orbke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orbæk809/
Orpke806/
Arbke801/
Herbke73125/
Harbke7363/
Orbc674/
Arbk672/
Horfker671/
Harbkey671/
Orpk671/

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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 Orbke
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