Orsted Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Orsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Canada421:877,27667,671
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Örsted (15) are calculated separately.

Orsted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orsted is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Örsted. For other possible spellings of Orsted click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orsted? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Orsted are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Orsted exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Orsted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orsted surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orsted earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örsted9415/
Horsted92599/
Orstead9281/
Oersted9216/
Orstedt924/
Oursted920/
Orste9116/
Horstead86449/
Ohrstedt8684/
Hoersted862/
Horstedt861/
Horste83204/
Ersted8393/
Arsted832/
Orstee831/
Orster831/
Gorste831/
Orstid830/
Horster77807/
Hersted7791/
Harsted7780/
Arstedt7715/
Horstge7713/
Arstead774/
Urstedt772/
Horstte771/
Erstedt771/
Orshter771/
Garsted771/
Hursted770/
Arste73158/
Orsty7312/
Ārste731/
Härstedt71175/
Ehrstedt71149/
Herstedt71144/
Hörstedt71106/
Harstead71100/
Öhrstedt7178/
Harstedt7161/
Garstedt7123/
Gaarsted7119/
Herstead7117/
Haarsted7114/
Aarstead715/
Uhrstedt714/
Gurstedt713/
Harstied711/
Arrstedt711/
Hurstead710/
Harste67178/
Herrstedt6786/
Arster6737/
Horsti6730/
Harrstedt6721/
Horsta6711/
Orstii671/
Gorsti671/
Haarstead671/
Horsty670/

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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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  • 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 Orsted
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