Orsh Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Orsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Orsh Last Name Facts

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

Orsh (Russian: Орш) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orsh.

How Common Is The Last Name Orsh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Orsh is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Orsh reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Levant.

This last name is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Orsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orsh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orsh surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorsh89220/
Horsh8941/
Orshe8928/
Orsch894/
Oersh890/
Ors861,790/
Horsch803,815/
Gorsch80257/
Hoursh8014/
Horrsh800/
Hoersh800/
Horshe800/
Arsh754,161/
Ours752,361/
Orse75963/
Ersh75861/
Hors75763/
Orch75742/
Gors75423/
Oers75243/
Orrs7570/
Oors7563/
Ursh7528/
Orst7522/
Orss759/
Uors754/
Ojrs751/
Orsz751/
Hoersch73324/
Hoursch7330/
Gohrsch734/
Orshova732/
Horsche731/
Horst6732,312/
Harsh679,331/
Hersh678,355/
Horch673,509/
Hursh672,304/
Horse671,989/
Hours671,719/
Arshe671,164/
Orche67375/
Ursch67348/
Garsh67216/
Ersch67205/
Gours67149/
Ourch67139/
Gorss67136/
Osrse67118/
Orszt6797/
Aarsh6795/
Arsht6768/
Horzs6748/
Arshd6748/
Gursh6736/
D'Ors6727/
Gohrs6724/
Gorsz6722/
Ohrås6714/
Ourse6714/
Horsd6714/
Horshova6711/
Ahrsh678/
Horss677/
Hoors676/
Ehrsh675/
Arshh673/
Hoers673/
Oehrs672/
Orzzh672/
Horsz671/
Orsse671/
Aursh671/
Ourss671/
Hoyrs671/
Horsp671/
Gorrs671/
Goors671/
Horrs671/
Arzsh671/
Aersh671/
Ohrst671/
Orrch671/
Horrscht670/
Urshe670/
Eoers670/
Uorse670/

Orsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orsh in the Russian language
Оршors-

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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 Orsh
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