Orkh Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Orkh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Orkh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orkh (Russian: Орх) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orkh is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Orkh reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Orkh is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Balkh, where 50 percent are found and Bamyan, where 50 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkh | 89 | 413 | / |
| Horkh | 89 | 12 | / |
| Orkhs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ork | 86 | 1,710 | / |
| Oyrekh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oirekh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Orch | 75 | 742 | / |
| Arkh | 75 | 673 | / |
| Gork | 75 | 416 | / |
| Orke | 75 | 375 | / |
| Hork | 75 | 364 | / |
| Orhe | 75 | 342 | / |
| Erkh | 75 | 94 | / |
| Ourk | 75 | 21 | / |
| Orck | 75 | 16 | / |
| Orgh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Orhz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Orht | 75 | 4 | / |
| Urkh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Orhd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Orhg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oirk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orkz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Otrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orhx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orkp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orkq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyrk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oerk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uork | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orzk | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orkhova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Horch | 67 | 3,509 | / |
| Gurkh | 67 | 672 | / |
| Orche | 67 | 375 | / |
| Horck | 67 | 294 | / |
| Horke | 67 | 162 | / |
| Gorck | 67 | 140 | / |
| Ourch | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gorch | 67 | 137 | / |
| Harkh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Arksh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arkhe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Orkås | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ourke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horgh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horgk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorgh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ourgh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horkhova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orhck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oorke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoerk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uorgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uorke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orrch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehrkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hourk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goork | 67 | 0 | / |
Orkh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orkh in the Russian language | ||
| Орх | orh | - |
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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 Orkh
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