Ország Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ország Surname User-submission:

(Hungarian) From the word uruszág, variant of uraság (squire), which in turn derives from uru, the old form of úr (master, mister, gentleman), and -szág, a variant of -ság.

Ország Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,1411:8,6031,010
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Orszag (142) are calculated separately.

Ország Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hungarian) From the word uruszág, variant of uraság (squire), which in turn derives from uru, the old form of úr (master, mister, gentleman), and -szág, a variant of -ság.

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Ország Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ország is found most in Hungary. It can occur in the variant forms: Orszag. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ország? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 313,632nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ország reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Ország is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,141 people, or 1 in 8,603. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Pest County, where 23 percent live, Bács-Kiskun County, where 15 percent live and Heves County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Hungary this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orszag94142/
Országh92639/
Orság911,269/
Orságh8326/
Országová8079/
Orszagh77153/
Orsag73784/
Orsák7393/
Orzóg736/
Orsog736/
Orzag731/
Orságová711,364/
Orszak67313/
Horsák67216/
Orsagh6750/
Orzacg6712/
Orszagová675/
Orszagova675/
Gorzog672/
Horzog671/

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