Orf Surname

175,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Orf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9841:182,69118,232
Germany3311:243,21926,591
India271:28,409,829361,298
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Norway141:367,30634,015
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

The alternate forms: Örf (127) are calculated separately.

Orf (55) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örf89127/
Orfe86480/
Orff86353/
Oorf86236/
Horf86170/
Gorf86119/
Orft863/
Orfh862/
Ohrf861/
Orrf861/
Orhf861/
Orwf861/
Oirf861/
Ourf861/
Gorff7569/
Osrfs751/
Orfhe751/
Gorhf751/
Gourf751/
Horfe751/
Horft750/
Gorpf750/
Horff750/
Urf676,733/
Arf67934/
Orb67329/
Erf67173/
Orv6712/
Orw6711/
Hourfe679/
Horfch671/

Orf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orf in the Hindi language
उर्फurpha62.92
ऊर्फurpha37.08

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orf
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