Orvar Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Orvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orvar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Örvar (4) are calculated separately.

Orvar (205) may also be a first name.

Orvar Last Name Facts

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

Orvar is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Örvar. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orvar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Orvar live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 632,267th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 205 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Orvar is most prevalent in: Östergötland County, where 73 percent reside, Västerbotten County, where 13 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örvar934/
Gorvar9126/
Orrvar9112/
Orvard9110/
Horvar913/
Orvaar911/
Horvart8323/
Horvard832/
Goorvar831/
Horvatr831/
Ervar80118/
Orwar8040/
Arvar8030/
Orvor807/
Oruar804/
Horvarth7745/
Ourveard770/
Gorbar7393/
Garvar7360/
Horbar7350/
Orbart7322/
Arvare7316/
Oruare738/
Harvar737/
Arvear737/
Hervar735/
Gorvor733/
Orwart732/
Orward732/
Arvard730/
Harvard672,069/
Horwart67100/
Aharvar6745/
Harvart6734/
Gourwar6719/
Orvoire6717/
Horvárh6714/
Horbart6713/
Gahrvar673/
Horvarhova671/
Goirwar671/
Garvaar671/
Orwaard671/
Hoorbar671/
Arvhart670/

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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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  • 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 Orvar
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