Orelma Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Orelma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orelma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland691:79,6628,635
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orelma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orelma occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelma? popularity and diffusion

Orelma is the 2,220,661st most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Orelma are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Orelma is most frequent in Finland, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 79,662. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Southwest Finland, where 36 percent live, Uusimaa, where 33 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 10 percent live. Barring Finland Orelma occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orilma839/
Gurelma7734/
Areulma7713/
Gorlema7711/
Ahrelma776/
Aurelma775/
Ürelmaa771/
Orgilmaa71143/
Gorlemah718/
Garlma671/
Gorlmy671/
Aurilma624/
Gurelmo621/
Gorlmey621/
Gurellmo573/
Garlemah572/
Aurelmet571/
Aurlemma571/
Harlmo504/
Erilmo504/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orelma
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