Ork Surname

235,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,6421:46,7625,307
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Örk (621) are calculated separately.

Ork (200) may also be a first name.

Ork Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ork (Russian: Орк) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Örk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ork? popularity and diffusion

Ork is the 235,338th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,261,723 people. The last name Ork is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ork are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ork is also the 640,739th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 200 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1,642 people, or 1 in 46,762. In Iran Ork is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 58 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 27 percent live and Tehran Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Iran it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Ork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ork has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ork surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örk89621/
Gork86416/
Orke86375/
Hork86364/
Ourk8621/
Orck8616/
Orkh864/
Oirk862/
Otrk861/
Osrk861/
Ojrk861/
Orkz861/
Orrk861/
Oerk861/
Orkp861/
Orkq861/
Orkk861/
Oyrk861/
Uork860/
Orzk860/
Gorkh75413/
Horck75294/
Horke75162/
Gorck75140/
Orkås7513/
Horkh7512/
Ourke756/
Horgk752/
Hoerk751/
Gorkk751/
Orksz751/
Orkhs751/
Uorke751/
Horzk751/
Huork751/
Oorke751/
Oirck751/
Orhck751/
Ourks751/
Goork750/
Ohrke750/
Hourk750/
Org679,039/
Erk674,301/
Ark672,997/
Orehek67562/
Ürk67294/
Orc67179/
Urk6783/
Orq6746/
Orkova6720/
Árk6712/
Orx676/
Oyrekh674/
Oirekh673/
Hourck672/
Horcke671/
Hourke671/
Orkque671/
Oireke671/
Horcks670/

Ork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ork in the Russian language
Оркork-

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Footnotes

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