Orghidan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Orghidan Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, probably brought to Romania by an Armenian family of traders in the 18th century. Its original meaning is 'big man'.

Orghidan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1351:148,72515,773
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orghidan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname, probably brought to Romania by an Armenian family of traders in the 18th century. Its original meaning is 'big man'.

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DNA test information

Orghidan Last Name Facts

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

Orghidan is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orghidan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Orghidan are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 148,725. In Romania Orghidan is most frequent in: Brașov County, where 44 percent live, Vâlcea County, where 41 percent live and Bacău County, where 3 percent live. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

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Footnotes

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