Ourzig Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Ourzig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 133 | 1:290,463 | 28,978 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ourzig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ourzig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ourzig (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺭﺯﻙ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ourzig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,544,715th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ourzig are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 290,463. In Algeria Ourzig is primarily concentrated in: Tamanghasset Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ourzig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ourzig in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺭﺯﻙ | wrzk | - |
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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 Ourzig
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