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Where Does The Last Name Orient Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Orient (Russian: Ориент) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can appear in the variant forms: Oriënt. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orient? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Orient is the 477,400^th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname Orient occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Orient are found; 27 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 194,984^th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 1,575 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 251,355. In Spain it is most frequent in: Valencian Community, where 96 percent live and Catalonia, where 4 percent live. Other than Spain Orient occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Orient Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Orient has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Orient surname grew 17,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orient Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Orient surname are 7.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.02% registered with the party.

Orient earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,767 USD per year.