Orchison Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Orchison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orchison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia901:299,95226,269
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Canada681:541,84745,466
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland511:73,3964,210

Orchison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orchison is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Orchison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orchison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 899,940th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 30 percent of Orchison are found; 30 percent are found in Australasia and 30 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 299,952. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 84 percent are found, South Australia, where 8 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Orchison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orchison has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orchison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orchison surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orchison earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.3% more than the national average, earning R 342,900 per year; in United States they earn 2.37% more than the national average, earning $44,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $46,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orchieson9416/
Ortchison948/
Archison88288/
Urchison8857/
Orcheson887/
Orckison883/
Artchison822/
Hurchison822/
Archisong821/
Ortcheson820/
Harchison820/
Orjison8054/
Arhison804/
Hutrchison780/
Gorsison750/
Ardchaisong741/
Arkison67188/
Archichong674/

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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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  • 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 Orchison
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