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

The surname Orelius is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Örelius. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelius? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orelius is the 3,274,477th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name 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 widespread first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 57 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 36 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and Haiti, where 3 percent reside.

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

  • 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 Orelius
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