Örs Surname

29,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Örs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Örs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey17,9121:4,345619
Germany971:829,95360,372
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
Finland81:687,08836,047
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Ors (1,790), Őrs (3) & Orș (1) are calculated separately.

Örs (399) may also be a first name.

Örs Last Name Facts

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

Örs has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant: Ors, Őrs or Orș. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Örs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Örs is the 29,620th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 403,005 people. The surname Örs occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Örs live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Örs is also the 432,205th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 399 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 17,912 people, or 1 in 4,345. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Konya Province, where 5 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Örs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Örs has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Örs surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Örs Last Name Statistics demography

Örs earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 33.37% less than the national average, earning 230,602 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ors891,790/
Őrs893/
Örsi86348/
Öres8643/
Örså8643/
Örås8612/
Öris866/
Örsy862/
Örös861/
Orș781/
Eörsi7522/
Örösi759/
Öréus756/
Örsjö753/
Yörös751/
Örsöe751/
Öreus751/
Yörüs751/
Urs6734,316/
Ars673,990/
Hörsch67852/
Ers67307/
Irs67297/
Örz67191/
Yrs6737/
Öresjö6728/
Eörssy678/

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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 Örs
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