Orscar Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Orscar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orscar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orscar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orscar is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orscar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Orscar are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 60 percent are found, Abia, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorscar921/
Orsar911,107/
Gorschar8612/
Orsaar8376/
Orsarh8326/
Orshar834/
Orchar834/
Orssar831/
Urscar831/
Orskar831/
Horcar831/
Orsear830/
Horshchar80256/
Gorshchar8015/
Orchard7714,860/
Horsair77162/
Horchar77132/
Orchart7724/
Horshar776/
Gorshar772/
Garscar772/
Harscar771/
Horsayr771/
Arsar73106/
Orsor7364/
Arcar7344/
Orjar737/
Oursayre719/
Oursaire713/
Orshahar711/
Orcheard710/
Harcar67290/
Harsar6790/
Arshar6761/
Harrschar678/
Urskar677/
Ourssaire676/
Gorzar676/
Orshor674/
Arszar671/
Orzard671/
Orceir671/
Orjaar671/
Gorsor671/
Garsar671/
Orsort671/
Arccar671/

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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 Orscar
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