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
Ourzig (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺭﺯﻙ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ourzig? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,544,715th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ourzig are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.
It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 290,463. In Algeria Ourzig is most prevalent in: Tamanghasset Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Algeria Ourzig is found in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Ourzig
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