Orszt Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Orszt Surname User-submission:

Orszt is a Polish surname, derived from version of the German word wurst, meaning 'sausage' or 'bushes'.

Orszt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland891:427,06544,572
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889

Orszt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Orszt is a Polish surname, derived from version of the German word wurst, meaning 'sausage' or 'bushes'.

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Orszt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orszt occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orszt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orszt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Orszt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Orszt live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 427,065. Excluding Poland Orszt is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horszt9112/
Orst8922/
Orzt891/
Orsz891/
Horst8032,312/
Gorst803,983/
Gorsz8022/
Orste8016/
Orstz809/
Ohrst801/
Horsz801/
Horzt801/
Ors751,790/
Horsth73436/
Horsts73312/
Hoerst73299/
Horste73204/
Horstt7351/
Hourst7325/
Gorsht7313/
Horsst732/
Hoyrst732/
Horsze731/
Hurszt731/
Hoorst731/
Horrst731/
Oursdz731/
Hohrst730/
Ours672,361/
Arzt671,929/
Orse67963/
Hors67763/
Orze67717/
Gors67423/
Arst67402/
Erst67142/
Horscht67118/
Orct6784/
Orrs6770/
Oors6763/
Orsh6738/
Orss679/
Arsz677/
Erzt677/
Urst676/
Urzt674/
Uors674/
Horsths672/
Ojrs671/
Horstte671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orszt
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