Orøy Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Orøy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orøy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015

The alternate forms: Ory (9,347) & Öry (29) are calculated separately.

Orøy Last Name Facts

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

Orøy occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ory or Öry. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orøy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orøy is the 5,213,395th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Orøy is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Orøy reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Orøy is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 64 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 36 percent live.

Orøy Last Name Statistics demography

Orøy earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning 333,254 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ory959,347/
Öry8629/
Gory755,410/
Oury753,786/
Oray752,527/
Orey75920/
Hory75919/
Oiry75478/
Oroy75404/
Orry75319/
Oryi7599/
Oryo7578/
Erøy7558/
Ohry7555/
Orys7527/
Osry7523/
Oryś7523/
Oery7521/
Orzy7517/
Otry759/
Oriy758/
Oruy754/
Oryd752/
Oyry751/
Oryh751/
Oryt751/
Oryz751/
Oory751/
Houry676,592/
Goriy673,380/
Gorry672,976/
Gorey672,857/
Goray672,602/
Goury671,985/
Oraya671,642/
Goryo671,362/
Horry671,110/
Horay67683/
Horey67518/
Goroy67500/
Orrey67416/
Uosry67397/
Orych67322/
Horyd67266/
Gohry67246/
Goëry67226/
Horiy67160/
Oehry67148/
Ourry67126/
Hoory67125/
Orysz6796/
Hoiry6786/
O'Ray6782/
Oreys6775/
Oiray6763/
Hosry6760/
Orgey6758/
Harøy6753/
Horyi6752/
Aarøy6750/
Goiry6746/
Herøy6739/
Gorhy6736/
Gojry6734/
Orhay6733/
Ooray6729/
Otrey6724/
Oryst6724/
Hoery6723/
Outry6723/
Goyry6722/
Goory6721/
Otriy6718/
Orysh6714/
Goryy6713/
Ouriy6712/
Goryľ6710/
Horys6710/
Orray677/
Horyt676/
Oroyt676/
Orrys676/
Ohrey676/
Ouray676/
Ourey675/
Oriey675/
Oorey674/
Goryi673/
Oerry673/
Hotry673/
Ohriy673/
Horyň673/
Horoy673/
Osray672/
Hoyry672/
Oiryi671/
Orays671/
Horyp671/
Orahy671/
Orouy671/
Orycz671/
Orzóy671/
Oreey671/
Orgay671/
Otray671/
Otrys671/
Ouryo671/
Ohroy671/
O'Roy671/
Ourhy671/
Horhy671/
O'Rey670/
Oryts670/

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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 Orøy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis