Ørsted Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Ørsted Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 188 | 1:30,025 | 3,104 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Rsted (9) are calculated separately.
Ørsted Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ørsted Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ørsted occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rsted. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ørsted? popularity and diffusion
Ørsted is the 1,222,957th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ørsted live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
Ørsted is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 30,025. In Denmark Ørsted is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 62 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Denmark Ørsted occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Ørsted
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