Ørgersen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ørgersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørgersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway221:233,74025,571

Ørgersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ørgersen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørgersen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Ørgersen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørgersen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 233,740. In Norway Ørgersen is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 59 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent reside and Central Norway, where 5 percent reside.

Ørgersen Last Name Statistics demography

Ørgersen earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning 341,449 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ringersen8230/
Rengersen8218/
Ryersen8019/
Riersen806/
Reirsen803/
Ringhersen780/
Reijersen71235/
Rerson712/
Riersn711/
Rersin710/
Rirsen710/
Ryerson673,672/
Rierson671,264/
Reirson6755/
Rearson6733/
Reerson675/
Reardsn671/
Ryersin670/
Rieerson631/
Riersoon631/
Rersinova591/
Rieherson590/
Rergen571/
Rirson571/
Rercon570/
Rairson532/
Rerzyna531/
Rerchon531/
Rearcon531/
Riorson530/
Ryorson530/
Rierzina500/

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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 Ørgersen
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