Oorf Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Oorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2351:3,264,10895,059
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oorf Last Name Facts

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

Oorf (Hindi: ऊर्फ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Oorf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,058,336th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Oorf are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 3,264,108. In India Oorf is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orf862,443/
Orfe75480/
Orff75353/
Horf75170/
Gorf75119/
Orft753/
Oorb752/
Orfh752/
Ohrf751/
Orrf751/
Orhf751/
Orwf751/
Oirf751/
Ourf751/
Gorff6769/
Goorv671/
Orfhe671/
Osrfs671/
Gorhf671/
Gourf671/
Horfe671/
Horft670/
Gorpf670/
Horff670/

Oorf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oorf in the Hindi language
ऊर्फurpha-

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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 Oorf
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