Orelius Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Orelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Örelius (3) are calculated separately.

Orelius (26) may also be a first name.

Orelius Last Name Facts

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

Orelius is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Örelius. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Orelius occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Orelius reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia. Orelius is also the 2,084,397th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name Orelius is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark Orelius is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 57 percent live, Region Zealand, where 36 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 7 percent live. Apart from Denmark it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent live and Haiti, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örelius953/
Ohrelius9313/
Ourelius930/
Orelus9217,964/
Urelius8642/
Horelus8615/
Orielus864/
Erelius864/
Arelius863/
Orelyus861/
Orelu83146/
Aurelius80289/
Herelius8024/
Argelius8022/
Garelius8016/
Harelius804/
Otrélius803/
Orealous803/
Eurelius802/
Orilus771,051/
Oralus77455/
Arelus77363/
Orelup77142/
Orelut7760/
Gorelu7720/
Orielu7712/
Orélus777/
Erelus773/
Horelu772/
Urelus772/
Orolus771/
Oreulu771/
Oreluz771/
Orelux771/
Oorelu771/
Oreluc771/
Hargelius757/
Aureliuis751/
Horrielus751/
Aurelus713,119/
Arzelus7167/
Garelus7110/
Aureliu7110/
Gorrelu719/
Goreluy713/
Areliuz713/
Horalus713/
Errelus713/
Harelus711/
Orzilus711/
Gurelus711/
Areluse711/
Gorelou711/
Oreslau711/
Arrelus711/
Horelou711/
Herelus710/
Arelu6734/
Orilu6712/
Herelyus677/
Herolius674/
Houreilu674/
Heralius672/
Areleuse671/
Aurilius671/
Gargelus671/
Orélu671/
Aurelaus671/
Aureluis671/

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Footnotes

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