Orf Surname
Approximately 2,443 people bear this surname
Orf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,984 | 1:182,691 | 18,232 |
| Germany | 331 | 1:243,219 | 26,591 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:361,285 | 27,442 |
The alternate forms: Örf (127) are calculated separately.
Orf (55) may also be a first name.
Orf Demographics
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Orf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orf (Hindi: उर्फ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Örf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 175,367th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,983,031 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Orf live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 55 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,984 people, or 1 in 182,691. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 61 percent live, Oklahoma, where 4 percent live and Ohio, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States Orf is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Orf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orf last name are 32.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Orf earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.07% less than the national average, earning 311,219 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $45,217 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örf | 89 | 127 | / |
| Orfe | 86 | 480 | / |
| Orff | 86 | 353 | / |
| Oorf | 86 | 236 | / |
| Horf | 86 | 170 | / |
| Gorf | 86 | 119 | / |
| Orft | 86 | 3 | / |
| Orfh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ohrf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orrf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orhf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oirf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ourf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gorff | 75 | 69 | / |
| Osrfs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orfhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorhf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gourf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Horft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gorpf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Horff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Urf | 67 | 6,733 | / |
| Arf | 67 | 934 | / |
| Orb | 67 | 329 | / |
| Erf | 67 | 173 | / |
| Orv | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hourfe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Horfch | 67 | 1 | / |
Orf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orf in the Hindi language | ||
| उर्फ | urpha | 62.92 |
| ऊर्फ | urpha | 37.08 |
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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 Orf
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