Orsun Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

The alternate forms: Örsun (7) & Örsün (29) are calculated separately.

Orsun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orsun is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant: Örsun or Örsün. Click here for further potential spellings of Orsun.

How Common Is The Last Name Orsun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orsun is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Orsun are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found.

Orsun Last Name Statistics demography

Orsun earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örsun937/
Orsund9171/
Horsun9128/
Gorsun9120/
Orscun911/
Örsün8729/
Horsung834/
Hoorsun834/
Horsund832/
Gorsoun831/
Hoursun831/
Orçun801,525/
Orson80772/
Ersun80497/
Arsun80174/
Orcun8062/
Ursun8036/
Orzun806/
Orjun804/
Horzun73163/
Ourson73101/
Orshon7357/
Orrson7356/
Arshun7343/
Horson7339/
Harsun7338/
Hersun7337/
Arsoun7329/
Garsun739/
Horjun735/
Ershun734/
Orsson732/
Arsung731/
Hursun731/
Oorson731/
Orgiun731/
Orchun731/
Gursun731/
Gorzun731/
Horsum730/
Hershun67429/
Horshunova67174/
Hourson67129/
Aarsund6781/
Aursund6711/
Arshoun6710/
Harsund678/
Horchun678/
Hoorson678/
Garsoun674/
Gurssun672/
Þorsson671/
Orjoune671/
Horshon671/
Harsune671/
Hersunn670/
Harrsun670/
Arshung670/

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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 Orsun
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