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

The last name Orefice is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oréfice or Oreficé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orefice? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,524th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,256,206 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Orefice reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Orefice is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States Orefice is most prevalent in: New York, where 24 percent reside, New Jersey, where 13 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Orefice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Orefice Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orefice surname are 6.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.01% registered to vote for the political 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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