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 frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Orsan, Örşan or Orşan. For other potential spellings of Örsan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Örsan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Örsan reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia. Örsan is also the 661,310th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 189 people.

Örsan is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Örsan is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Sweden Örsan occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

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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