Ørgaard Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ørgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Rgaard (2) are calculated separately.

Ørgaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ørgaard occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Rgaard. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørgaard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ørgaard is the 2,220,661st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørgaard reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 78,399. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 40 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 25 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rgaard972/
Øhrgaard9324/
Hørgaard933/
Rægaard868/
Røngaard8044/
Ringaard804/
Rengaard803/
Röngaard801/
Rahard77323/
Årgard772/
Ringgaard75782/
Rard73318/
Rgar731/
Ringard711,173/
Rengard7175/
Rahardt7173/
Hærgard718/
Hrgar67251/
Rzgar6768/
Reard6748/
Ringgard6747/
Rönngard6747/
Rngar6746/
Rengardt676/
Raird675/
Hrard674/
Geeraard672/
Rgaur672/
Rards672/
Rgarh671/
Raart671/
Renngard671/
Ringhard671/
Rahrd671/
Renghard670/

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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
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  • 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 Ørgaard
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