Orrason Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Orrason Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 41 | 1:9,270 | 908 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Orrason Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orrason Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orrason is found in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Orrason click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orrason? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orrason is the 3,017,195th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Orrason live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 9,270. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 78 percent reside, Northeastern Region, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Iceland it exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Orrason
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