Orshon Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Orshon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
Orshon (12) may also be a first name.
Orshon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orshon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orshon is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orshon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Orshon reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orshon is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Orshon is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 16 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
- 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 Orshon
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