Orellana Surname
Approximately 353,411 people bear this surname
Orellana Surname Definition:
Estremaduran name from Trujillo in Cáceres.
Orellana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 61,197 | 1:288 | 51 |
| Honduras | 56,269 | 1:157 | 25 |
| El Salvador | 52,536 | 1:121 | 22 |
| Argentina | 37,305 | 1:1,146 | 157 |
| Guatemala | 36,193 | 1:444 | 78 |
| Bolivia | 27,370 | 1:388 | 73 |
| Ecuador | 23,682 | 1:672 | 91 |
| United States | 18,345 | 1:19,758 | 2,488 |
| Peru | 11,988 | 1:2,651 | 441 |
| Venezuela | 11,409 | 1:2,647 | 424 |
| Spain | 9,121 | 1:5,126 | 634 |
| Mexico | 2,593 | 1:47,870 | 2,530 |
| Philippines | 909 | 1:111,373 | 19,272 |
| Nicaragua | 655 | 1:9,193 | 689 |
| Canada | 644 | 1:57,214 | 6,763 |
| Brazil | 639 | 1:335,015 | 12,884 |
| Belize | 470 | 1:756 | 162 |
| Costa Rica | 380 | 1:12,579 | 566 |
| Cuba | 286 | 1:40,289 | 1,814 |
| France | 210 | 1:316,299 | 48,089 |
| Colombia | 180 | 1:265,412 | 5,504 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| Puerto Rico | 162 | 1:21,914 | 752 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Panama | 60 | 1:65,204 | 2,877 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Paraguay | 46 | 1:157,321 | 3,198 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
The alternate forms: Orellaña (1) are calculated separately.
Orellana (174) may also be a first name.
Orellana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Estremaduran name from Trujillo in Cáceres.
Orellana Demographics
Average Orellana Salary in
United States
$37,999 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orellana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orellana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orellana (Russian: Ореллана) occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Orellaña. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orellana? popularity and diffusion
Orellana is the 1,538th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,621 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Orellana reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 692,220th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 174 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is held by 61,197 people, or 1 in 288. In Chile Orellana is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 47 percent are found, O'Higgins Region, where 12 percent are found and Maule Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Chile this surname exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 16 percent are found and El Salvador, where 15 percent are found.
Orellana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orellana surname are 44.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.6% being registered with the political party.
The amount Orellana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.03% less than the national average, earning €8,099 per year; in Norway they earn 53.71% less than the national average, earning 160,201 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $23,689,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $37,999 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% less than the national average, earning $44,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orellana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orellana in the Russian language | ||
| Ореллана | orellana | - |
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