Öresjö Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öresjö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öresjö Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden261:378,72126,697
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Oresjö (4) & Oresjo (11) are calculated separately.

Öresjö Last Name Facts

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

Öresjö is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oresjö or Oresjo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Öresjö? popularity and diffusion

The surname Öresjö is the 3,730,171st most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Öresjö is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Öresjö live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Östergötland County, where 31 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent reside and Skåne County, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Öresjö exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oresjö944/
Örsjö913/
Oresjo8911/
Eresjö8318/
Åresjö8313/
Iresjö8312/
Yresjö837/
Aresjö832/
Öres8043/
Årsjö7337/
Ursjö7313/
Arsjö734/
Orsjö733/
Öreus731/
Örs6718,083/
Ahrsjö6719/
Orrsjö6712/
Ihrsjö678/
Arasjö677/
Arrsjö675/
Ehrsjö673/

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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 Öresjö
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