Orefice Surname

138,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Orefice Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orefice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0681:339,38130,590
Italy9461:64,64811,530
Brazil4211:508,49019,129
Argentina2131:200,67316,642
France2001:332,11450,174
Australia851:317,59627,389
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
England481:1,160,79354,689
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Oréfice (19) & Oreficé (3) are calculated separately.

Orefice (19) may also be a first name.

Orefice Last Name Facts

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

Orefice has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Oréfice or Oreficé. Click here for other potential spellings of Orefice.

How Common Is The Last Name Orefice? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orefice is the 138,524th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,256,206 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Orefice are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The last name Orefice is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 24 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Orefice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orefice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Orefice surname expanded 35,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orefice Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orefice last name are 6.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.01% being registered with the party.

The amount Orefice earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 22.71% more than the national average, earning €36,851 per year; in United States they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning $50,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oréfice9519/
Oreficé953/
Oreffice9327/
Orefiche933/
D'Orefice88100/
Orifice86193/
Orefici86136/
Orefece8615/
Arefice869/
Orefise867/
Orefich862/
Orefige861/
Orifiche801/
Orefis771/
Harefiche751/
Orifici71422/
Orefeke715/
Arefici711/
Orefeci711/
Oriface711/
Aurifice671/
Oreffechi6334/
Orefechit631/
Arefis625/
Harefisher591/
Garefis57114/
Orifisi573/
Arefiss572/
Areffis571/
Oriffis571/
Orifizi571/
Arefesa571/
Harefish5397/
Arefoussi505/
Autrefois502/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orefice
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