Orker Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Orker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Örker (6) are calculated separately.
Orker (23) may also be a first name.
Orker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orker is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Örker. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orker? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,385,851st most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name Orker occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Orker live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orker is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 23 people.
The last name Orker is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Orker is most common in: Benue, where 99 percent reside and Kwara, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Orker occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örker | 93 | 6 | / |
| Gorker | 91 | 96 | / |
| Horker | 91 | 6 | / |
| Orcker | 91 | 1 | / |
| Orckert | 83 | 3 | / |
| Horcker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoerker | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erker | 80 | 2,860 | / |
| Arker | 80 | 200 | / |
| Urker | 80 | 22 | / |
| Orkir | 80 | 4 | / |
| Orcer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orkre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harker | 73 | 16,874 | / |
| Herker | 73 | 584 | / |
| Ercker | 73 | 291 | / |
| Orcher | 73 | 182 | / |
| Gurker | 73 | 83 | / |
| Erkier | 73 | 68 | / |
| Hörker | 73 | 53 | / |
| Eråker | 73 | 25 | / |
| Arkert | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aråker | 73 | 8 | / |
| Arkher | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hurker | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urkert | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urcker | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orkire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arcker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arkker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorqer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arıker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aarker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orceir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerker | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garker | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goreheker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Horcher | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Hercker | 67 | 19 | / |
| Auråker | 67 | 15 | / |
| Höråker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harkeyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harrker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkerd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haerker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Harcker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Orker
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