Orvarsson Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Orvarsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Örvarsson (32) are calculated separately.
Orvarsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orvarsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orvarsson is found most in Sweden. It may also appear as: Örvarsson. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orvarsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Orvarsson occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Orvarsson are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Orvarsson is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 63 percent are found, Skåne County, where 21 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found. Barring Sweden Orvarsson occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örvarsson | 96 | 32 | / |
| Orvarson | 94 | 9 | / |
| Þorvarðsson | 90 | 31 | / |
| Hervarsson | 84 | 9 | / |
| Orverson | 82 | 1 | / |
| Horverson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Orversen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Arversen | 59 | 1 | / |
| Harborson | 56 | 5 | / |
| Harvorson | 56 | 0 | / |
| Harbourson | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Orvarsson
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