Örså Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Örså Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Örså Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland411:134,06612,676
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Orsa (854) & Orša (10) are calculated separately.

Örså Last Name Facts

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

Örså is found most frequently in Finland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Orsa or Orša. Click here to see other potential spellings of Örså.

How Common Is The Last Name Örså? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Örså are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Finland, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 134,066. In Finland Örså is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Finland, where 59 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 32 percent are found and South Karelia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örs8618,083/
Orsa83854/
Örsi75348/
Öres7543/
Örås7512/
Orša7510/
Öris756/
Erså753/
Örsy752/
Örös751/
Eörsi6722/
Örösi679/
Öréus676/
Örsjö673/
Örsöe671/
Öreus671/
Yörüs671/
Yörös671/

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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 Örså
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