Örsan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Örsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Örsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Orsan (182), Örşan (118) & Orşan (5) are calculated separately.

Örsan (189) may also be a first name.

Örsan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Örsan is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Orsan, Örşan or Orşan. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Örsan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Örsan is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Örsan are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. Örsan is also the 661,310th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 189 people.

The last name Örsan is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Örsan is most common in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orsan93182/
Örşan93118/
Orşan875/
Ersan8012,750/
Arsan805,934/
Örsen8076/
Örjan801/
Harsan731,789/
Arshan73578/
Hersan73380/
Orshan73213/
Horsan73183/
Ersain73173/
Aarsan7363/
Arsain7340/
Ershan7330/
Erssan7329/
Arsahn735/
Eursan734/
Arsaan733/
Arssan733/
Ehrsan733/
Oersan731/
Arsann731/
Erhsan731/
Örjand731/
Orsean731/
Harshan672,860/
Hershan67384/
Ersahan67321/
Aarshan6727/
Horshan679/
Orshhan679/
Harssan675/
Arsahan675/
Höråsen674/
Arshaan673/
Aershan673/
Arshain673/
Arshanh672/
Harsain672/
Hersain671/
Herzsan671/
Harsean671/
Aharsan671/
Harrsan670/
Erschan670/
Ehrsain670/

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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 Örsan
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