Orshaw Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Orshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orshaw occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orshaw is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orshaw live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent live, New York, where 26 percent live and Delaware, where 13 percent live.

Orshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orshaw are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Orshaw earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horshaw92134/
Gourshaw861/
Ershaw837/
Arshaw834/
Urshaw831/
Harshaw772,184/
Hershaw77265/
Garshaw7724/
Gorshow7715/
Gurshaw7711/
Orshova772/
Horshow771/
Aershaw771/
Hurshaw771/
Orsow7312/
Orsab731/
Arsaw731/
Ersaw731/
Gorshova7176/
Horshova7111/
Hershaww710/
Arshaf67151/
Orchow67109/
Orsouw6776/
Ershow6753/
Gorsav6730/
Orsowa6730/
Orsova6728/
Arshab6721/
Ershaf6710/
Orshov674/
Hoorshoow671/
Harsaw671/
Garsaw671/
Arshav671/

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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 Orshaw
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