Orfan Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Orfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Turkey | 27 | 1:2,882,275 | 84,327 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Orfan (164) may also be a first name.
Orfan Demographics
Orfan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Orfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orfan (Hindi: उरफान, Oriya: ଓଫର୍ାନ୍) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orfan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Orfan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Orfan live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 715,247th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 164 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 25 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 16 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live.
Orfan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Orfan last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Orfan surname are 25.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.88% registered with the party.
Orfan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.25% more than the national average, earning $63,535 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orfand | 91 | 306 | / |
| Gorfan | 91 | 48 | / |
| Orfant | 91 | 21 | / |
| Orfang | 91 | 11 | / |
| Orfane | 91 | 10 | / |
| Horfan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gorfain | 83 | 102 | / |
| Gorfajn | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gorfayn | 83 | 4 | / |
| Horfayn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erfan | 80 | 19,991 | / |
| Arfan | 80 | 17,653 | / |
| Urfan | 80 | 749 | / |
| Orfon | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hourfane | 77 | 469 | / |
| Orfanova | 77 | 73 | / |
| Gourfain | 77 | 5 | / |
| Orphan | 73 | 726 | / |
| Arfane | 73 | 575 | / |
| Aarfan | 73 | 226 | / |
| Gurfan | 73 | 84 | / |
| Harfan | 73 | 84 | / |
| Arfain | 73 | 67 | / |
| Arfahn | 73 | 57 | / |
| Arfand | 73 | 38 | / |
| Arfaan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Erffan | 73 | 27 | / |
| Arfhan | 73 | 20 | / |
| Herfan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Arfanh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Erfaan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Erfhan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Aurfan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Eerfan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Urfaan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erfain | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hurfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arfean | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorfon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uirfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arfang | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arrfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arfant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urfajn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orphant | 67 | 81 | / |
| Gorfein | 67 | 21 | / |
| Arfatin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Horphan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gurfaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aarfanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarfane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arffaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orphane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarfain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfahn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arffain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garfain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orphean | 67 | 0 | / |
Orfan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orfan in the Hindi language | ||
| उरफान | uraphana | - |
| Orfan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଫର୍ାନ୍ | opharan | 50 |
| ଓରଫାନ୍ | oraphan | 50 |
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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 Orfan
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