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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Orghidan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orghidan occurs most in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orghidan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orghidan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Orghidan live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 148,725. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Brașov County, where 44 percent reside, Vâlcea County, where 41 percent reside and Bacău County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Romania Orghidan is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

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