Orso Surname
Approximately 7,445 people bear this surname
Orso Surname Definition:
ORSO: An early Christian name-Urso; whence Fitz-Urse.
Read More About This SurnameOrso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,608 | 1:23,450 | 4,111 |
| Brazil | 2,306 | 1:92,834 | 3,500 |
| United States | 1,415 | 1:256,155 | 24,256 |
| Argentina | 596 | 1:71,717 | 6,093 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Orsó (228) are calculated separately.
Orso (286) may also be a first name.
Orso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
ORSO: An early Christian name-Urso; whence Fitz-Urse.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from an early Christian name Urso, which means 'bear'.
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Average Orso Salary in
United States
$39,892 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orso (Russian: Орсо) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Orsó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orso is the 66,886th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 978,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Orso live; 39 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Italic Europe. Orso is also the 523,065th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 286 people.
The surname Orso is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 2,608 people, or 1 in 23,450. In Italy Orso is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 28 percent live, Veneto, where 26 percent live and Liguria, where 11 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Orso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orso surname increased 2,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orso last name are 23.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.29% registered with the party.
The amount Orso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.63% less than the national average, earning €15,727 per year; in South Africa they earn 164.86% more than the national average, earning R 629,412 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% less than the national average, earning $39,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $54,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orso in the Russian language | ||
| Орсо | orso | - |
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Footnotes
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