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
The last name Orshon occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orshon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Orshon are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orshon is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Orshon is most prevalent in: Benue, where 98 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent are found.
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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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