Ørsnes Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ørsnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ørsnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway601:85,70511,873
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211

Ørsnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ørsnes occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ørsnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ørsnes live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Ørsnes is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 85,705. In Norway Ørsnes is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 40 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 40 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 12 percent reside. Barring Norway Ørsnes occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent reside and Jamaica, where 3 percent reside.

Ørsnes Last Name Statistics demography

Ørsnes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning 274,977 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Røsnes83205/
Årsnes8346/
Røssnes7717/
Røsness774/
Råsne732/
Rsnet731/
Rshne731/
Rősner6711/
Rssner679/
Rjånes678/
Røssner628/
Rőssner623/
Rschner621/
Rsni6038/
Rsnh601/
Rxne601/
Rzne600/
Rshna557/
Rshnh551/
Rznea551/
Rrshna501/
Rőzner501/

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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 Ørsnes
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