Orelus Surname

29,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Orelus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orelus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti17,5131:61082
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Orélus (7) are calculated separately.

Orelus (432) may also be a first name.

Orelus Last Name Facts

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

Orelus is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Orélus. Click here for further possible spellings of Orelus.

How Common Is The Last Name Orelus? popularity and diffusion

Orelus is the 29,784th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 405,675 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orelus live; 98 percent live in Caribbean and 97 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 412,918th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 432 people.

It is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is held by 17,513 people, or 1 in 610. In Haiti Orelus is most frequent in: Ouest, where 24 percent are found, Artibonite, where 23 percent are found and Nord, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.

Orelus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orelus surname are 32.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orelus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $38,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $42,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orélus947/
Orelius9236/
Horelus9215/
Orielus924/
Orelyus921/
Orelu91146/
Ohrelius8613/
Orealous863/
Ourelius860/
Orilus831,051/
Oralus83455/
Arelus83363/
Orelup83142/
Orelut8360/
Gorelu8320/
Orielu8312/
Erelus833/
Horelu832/
Urelus832/
Orelux831/
Oreluc831/
Oorelu831/
Oreluz831/
Oreulu831/
Orolus831/
Horrielus801/
Aurelus773,119/
Arzelus7767/
Urelius7742/
Garelus7710/
Gorrelu779/
Erelius774/
Arelius773/
Goreluy773/
Horalus773/
Örelius773/
Errelus773/
Horelou771/
Orzilus771/
Arrelus771/
Harelus771/
Areluse771/
Gorelou771/
Oreslau771/
Gurelus771/
Herelus770/
Arelu7334/
Orilu7312/
Orélu731/
Aurelius71289/
Herelius7124/
Argelius7122/
Garelius7116/
Herelyus717/
Houreilu714/
Harelius714/
Otrélius713/
Eurelius712/
Aureluis711/
Aurelaus711/
Gargelus711/
Areleuse711/
Erilus67978/
Arilus67288/
Eralus67165/
Areelu6781/
Oriolu6770/
Garelu6715/
Orelho6713/
Gorilu6712/
Argelu6711/
Hargelius677/
Erolus676/
Arrelu673/
Arelou673/
Arelos672/
Aurelu672/
Aralus671/
Orujlu671/
Orjlou671/
Areslu671/
Areulu671/
Aureliuis671/
Urilus671/
Orojlu671/
Harelu671/
Areluz671/
Arélus671/

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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
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  • 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 Orelus
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