Orvan Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Orvan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Orván (1) are calculated separately.
Orvan (231) may also be a first name.
Orvan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orvan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orvan (Hindi: ओरवन) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms: Orván. Click here for other potential spellings of Orvan.
How Common Is The Last Name Orvan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Orvan are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 590,311th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 231 people.
The surname Orvan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Orvan is most prevalent in: Benue, where 97 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Besides Nigeria Orvan is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orvan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orvan in the Hindi language | ||
| ओरवन | oravana | - |
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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 Orvan
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