Orskaya Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Orskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7831:184,06520,586
Turkey1091:713,95836,326
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Örskaya (2) are calculated separately.

Orskaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orskaya (Russian: Орская) is most common in Russia. It can also be found as: Örskaya. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orskaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 395,186th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Orskaya reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 184,065. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Orenburg Oblast, where 90 percent are found, Moscow, where 2 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 2 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 12 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.

Orskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Orskaya surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Orskaya surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örskaya952/
Gorskaya934,522/
Arskaya86131/
Urskaya869/
Erskaya867/
Horskay861/
Orsky83659/
Orska83106/
Gurskaya806,027/
Garskaya8052/
Gorskaja8051/
Gorskaia8019/
Hurskaya805/
Aerskaya801/
Gorsky774,760/
Horsky77457/
Horska7748/
Orskey7710/
Orskiy773/
Arskaa772/
Orskyi771/
Gaurskaya757/
Gourskaja751/
Gorshkiya751/
Horskyi71529/
Goorsky71109/
Gorskiy7197/
Gorskey7143/
Goursky7138/
Horskey7115/
Gorskoy717/
Gorszky713/
Gorskai712/
Gorskyi711/
Gurskay711/
Gorskyy711/
Orski67530/
Arsky67134/
Gurskaja6776/
Gurskaia6730/
Goorskey6717/
Gorscaia6715/
Arska675/
Gorsskyh674/
Orsca671/
Gurskiya671/
Orská671/
Gourskey670/

Orskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orskaya in the Russian language
Орскаяorskaa-

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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 Orskaya
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