Orvig Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Orvig Last Name Facts

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

Orvig occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orvig? popularity and diffusion

Orvig is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orvig reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Orvig is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Orvig is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 48 percent reside, Texas, where 38 percent reside and Arizona, where 3 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Peru, where 3 percent reside.

Orvig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orvig are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Orvig earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,064 per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorvig911/
Horvig910/
Orvigue8311/
Orwig802,238/
Orvik80533/
Arvig80161/
Ervig8093/
Orbig802/
Orvic801/
Hervig73223/
Aarvig73168/
Ohrvik73124/
Harvig73117/
Gorvik73107/
Orvick7390/
Horvik7360/
Orrvik7352/
Aurvig7342/
Gorbig7321/
Horvic7310/
Garvig733/
Orbigh732/
Orwigs731/
Horwig731/
Gorwig730/
Horvick6744/
Orrvick6714/
Haurvig6713/
Haarvig6713/
Hoerwig676/
Arvigue672/
Horvitx671/
Garveig670/
Garrvig670/
Herrvig670/

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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 Orvig
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