Orsmby Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Orsmby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orsmby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Orsmby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orsmby is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orsmby? popularity and diffusion

Orsmby is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Orsmby live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Orsmby is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Orsmby is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 33 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Orsmby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orsmby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orsmby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Orsmby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horsnby775/
Orsember7182/
Orshimbe714/
Oursimbe713/
Oursembe711/
Orsembee711/
Orsenbe622/
Orgembe621/
Oursinbe579/
Arzymbay574/
Hersembi574/
Oursenbe573/
Oursenbi571/
Orchembe571/
Hoursinbe531/
Ourseunbe531/
Ourssinbe531/

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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 Orsmby
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