Örz Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Örz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Örz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1901:409,58624,710
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Orz (378) are calculated separately.

Örz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Örz is found most in Turkey. It can also be rendered as a variant: Orz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Örz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Örz is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Örz are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.

Örz is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 409,586. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Edirne Province, where 64 percent are found, Balikesir Province, where 18 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orz89378/
Hörz86792/
Örző862/
Ör808/
Hörtz7518/
Arz671,851/
Erz671,095/
Hör67543/
Ört67519/
Öhr67141/
Öre6787/
Ösz6726/
Örd6719/

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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 Örz
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