Orkson Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Orkson (4) may also be a first name.

Orkson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orkson occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Orkson is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Orkson reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orkson is also the 6,192,526th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 4 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkson923/
Arkson8320/
Orcson830/
Harkson7767/
Arckson771/
Gorgson771/
Arksion770/
Harksoon711/
Eurckson710/
Arcson672/
Argson671/
Arksen671/
Orgsan670/
Arksom670/
Harksen62315/
Arksand6220/
Gorcsan6210/
Arkåsen628/
Arksund627/
Gorgsen620/
Hargson620/
Harcksen5752/
Orxan55158/
Garxon5015/
Arksam501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Orkson
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