Orso Surname

66,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Orso Surname Definition:

ORSO: An early Christian name-Urso; whence Fitz-Urse.

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Orso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,6081:23,4504,111
Brazil2,3061:92,8343,500
United States1,4151:256,15524,256
Argentina5961:71,7176,093
France1171:567,71676,560
Australia491:550,93340,757
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Romania311:647,67345,663
England301:1,857,26974,552
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Austria221:387,06540,442
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from an early Christian name Urso, which means 'bear'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orsó92228/
Orsot891,169/
Ourso89835/
Orsoo89715/
Orsos89651/
Orsso8943/
Orsho8937/
Orsoy8935/
Orsod8925/
Orsco8917/
Gorso8914/
Orsio8911/
Orsoa8910/
Horso897/
Orsoh892/
Orsoš892/
Orsou891/
Oerso891/
Gorsou802,251/
D'Orso80750/
Horsoo80563/
Hourso80311/
Oursou809/
Oursso808/
Gorsuo806/
Horsot803/
Gorsho802/
Orrsjo802/
Gorsoy801/
Ourrso801/
Oorsco801/
Horsho801/
Horsoy801/
Orshoa801/
Orshoo801/
Gorsso801/
Gourso801/
Urso7517,828/
Arso751,057/
Orsa75854/
Orzo75663/
Orco75391/
Orjo7536/
Erso7525/
Gorssou7343/
Hoursou7337/
Goursou734/
Hoursso733/
Horscoy731/
Horssos731/
Ourssou731/
Ersoy6760,311/
Arsoy671,640/
Gorzo671,460/
Harso671,201/
Gorsa67783/
Orsat67783/
Garso67698/
Ursos67675/
Orsaa67574/
Ursoi67533/
Arsio67199/
Orsah67172/
Hurso67129/
Horsa67112/
Orsha6797/
Ursot6795/
Orjas6751/
Ursoy6749/
Orzoi6744/
Arsod6743/
Ursoa6738/
Horco6736/
Arsoa6721/
Orsia6720/
Arsho6718/
Orsaz6716/
Ersoi6713/
Hourssou6711/
Oursa678/
Ordjo677/
Horzo677/
Orsas676/
Orcho676/
Arsoi676/
Arsos676/
Arsou676/
Orsad675/
Orsza675/
Arsoo674/
Orgio674/
Gourssou674/
Herso672/
Horjo672/
Orjoo672/
Orsja672/
Gurso672/
Orzot671/
Orzou671/
Oorsa671/
Erszo671/
Ursco671/
Orjuo671/
Arsoz671/
Horço671/
Orcuo671/
Orsca671/
Orzoa671/
Orzzo671/
Órsos671/
Arsot671/
Orzas671/
Orssa671/
Ursso671/
Erhso671/
Orsau670/
Gorrscho670/
Ursoh670/

Orso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orso in the Russian language
Орсоorso-

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