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

The last name Örs is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also occur as a variant: Ors, Őrs or Orș. Click here for other possible spellings of Örs.

How Common Is The Last Name Örs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,620th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 403,005 people. The last name Örs is primarily found 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 held first name throughout the world, borne by 399 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 17,912 people, or 1 in 4,345. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Konya Province, where 5 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey Örs is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Örs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Örs has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 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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