Orc Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Orc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1331:577,31232,557
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Orç (33) are calculated separately.

Orc (19) may also be a first name.

Orc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orc is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Orç. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orc? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orc is the 1,276,805th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Orc live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 577,312. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 68 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 26 percent live and Tehran Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 6 percent live and Serbia, where 6 percent live.

Orc Last Name Statistics demography

Orc earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orç8933/
Orch86742/
Orci86550/
Orct8684/
Orcg8635/
Horc8620/
Orck8616/
Ourc868/
Oirc862/
Orcs861/
Orcc861/
Orzc861/
Orsc861/
Orgc861/
Orcz861/
Orrc861/
Horch753,509/
Gourc75454/
Orche75375/
Horck75294/
Gorck75140/
Ourch75139/
Gorch75137/
Ourci7556/
Gorcz7525/
Horci759/
Horcz759/
Hourc757/
Ourcq753/
Orrch751/
Oyrcz751/
Orhck751/
Ortch751/
Oirck751/
Orctt751/
Gohrc750/
Org679,039/
Arc676,811/
Ork671,710/
Gorchs67504/
Orz67378/
Hourch67314/
Gourch67241/
Horche67207/
Hourcq67169/
Urc6796/
Orj6775/
Orq6746/
Hoirch6723/
Hortch6721/
Orx676/
Orcova673/
Orcque672/
Hourck672/
Ortche672/
Horcke671/
Oirech671/
Ourche671/
Goorch671/
Horchs671/
Horcks670/

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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 Orc
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