Ørskov Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ørskov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørskov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2141:26,3772,703
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ørskov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ørskov is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørskov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ørskov is the 1,095,216th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørskov live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 26,377. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 21 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Denmark Ørskov occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Ørskov Last Name Statistics demography

Ørskov earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.68% less than the national average, earning 253,736 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rshkov831/
Rchkov673/
Rzhkova621/
Rskabh501/
Rskaft501/
Rchkow501/

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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 Ørskov
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