Oregon Surname

118,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Oregon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oregon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,5891:47,9442,533
United States6521:555,91945,866
Peru2871:110,7466,750
Chile1681:104,8603,920
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Israel91:950,84857,975
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Oregón (9) & Óregon (3) are calculated separately.

Oregon (90) may also be a first name.

Oregon Last Name Facts

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

Oregon (Arabic: ارغن) has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may occur in the variant forms: Oregón or Óregon. Click here for further possible spellings of Oregon.

How Common Is The Last Name Oregon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,879th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,884,548 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Oregon live; 84 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Hispano-North America. Oregon is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 90 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 2,589 people, or 1 in 47,944. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Guerrero, where 41 percent live, Michoacán, where 17 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Peru, where 7 percent live.

Oregon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oregon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oregon last name expanded 2,608 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oregon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oregon are 45.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Oregon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 25.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,386 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $22,865,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning $35,182 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oregón949/
Óregon943/
Orregon9217/
Orgegon925/
Horegon922/
O'Regon921/
Oreagon921/
Ouregon921/
Oraegon920/
Horregon860/
O'Reagon860/
Oregan831,779/
Aregon8373/
Oragon8319/
Origon8313/
Orogon8313/
Eregon8310/
Oregun833/
Oregom832/
O'Regan7710,797/
Origone77146/
Oreagan77110/
Oregune7710/
Oregand775/
Arregon773/
Horigon772/
Oriegun772/
Horegom771/
Oreegan771/
Oeregan771/
Erregon771/
Gorigon770/
Horegan770/
Haregon770/
Horagon770/
Oreghan770/
O'Reagan71125/
Horegang7146/
Herregon715/
Garregon713/
Ottregan712/
Arregoin712/
Arregone712/
Horigone712/
Hourigon711/
Ourigoun711/
O'Regane711/
O'Reegan711/
Ouregoum711/
Horrigon711/
Horeegan710/
Gorregan710/
Horregan710/
Houregan710/
Aragon67193,176/
Orogan67580/
Arigon67306/
Erigon6763/
Oragan6743/
Eragon6739/
Origan6725/
Arogon6713/
Uregün6710/
Aregun675/
Eregan674/
Aregan674/
Oregam672/
Uregan671/
Origom671/
Houreghan670/

Oregon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oregon in the Arabic language
ارغنarghn-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oregon
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