Orjan Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Orjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 176 | 1:114,079 | 12,718 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Orján (17) & Örjan (1) are calculated separately.
Orjan (266) may also be a first name.
Orjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orjan (Arabic: لورجان, Marathi: ओरजन) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Orján or Örjan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orjan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,177,228th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Orjan are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 545,281st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 266 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 114,079. In Romania Orjan is most frequent in: Dâmbovița County, where 57 percent live, Brăila County, where 41 percent live and Bihor County, where 2 percent live. Besides Romania Orjan exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 4 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Orjan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Orjan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orjan in the Marathi language | ||
| ओरजन | orajana | - |
| Orjan in the Arabic language | ||
| لورجان | lwrjan | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Orjan
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