Ørbek Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ørbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800

Ørbek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ørbek occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørbek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørbek reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Norway Ørbek is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent live.

Ørbek Last Name Statistics demography

Ørbek earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning 238,714 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ørbeck91213/
Ørbekk9142/
Rørbeck8320/
Hrbek801,951/
Røbek8011/
Rbeek807/
Røbekk73106/
Årbekk739/
Hrbeck732/
Ruek6757/
Rbeekht674/
Rbeg673/
Rbeq672/
Rvek671/
Rbex671/

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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 Ørbek
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