Orfan Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Orfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Orfan (164) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfand91306/
Gorfan9148/
Orfant9121/
Orfang9111/
Orfane9110/
Horfan911/
Gorfain83102/
Gorfajn8313/
Gorfayn834/
Horfayn831/
Erfan8019,991/
Arfan8017,653/
Urfan80749/
Orfon807/
Hourfane77469/
Orfanova7773/
Gourfain775/
Orphan73726/
Arfane73575/
Aarfan73226/
Gurfan7384/
Harfan7384/
Arfain7367/
Arfahn7357/
Arfand7338/
Arfaan7335/
Erffan7327/
Arfhan7320/
Herfan7313/
Arfanh7311/
Erfaan7310/
Erfhan738/
Aurfan737/
Eerfan735/
Urfaan734/
Erfain734/
Hurfan733/
Garfan733/
Arfean732/
Gorfon732/
Uirfan732/
Arfang732/
Arrfan731/
Arfant731/
Urfajn731/
Aerfan731/
Orphant6781/
Gorfein6721/
Arfatin6721/
Horphan675/
Gurfaan674/
Aarfanh671/
Aarfane671/
Arffaan671/
Aurffan671/
Harfane671/
Orphane671/
Aarfain671/
Garfahn671/
Arffain671/
Garfain671/
Orphean670/

Orfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orfan in the Hindi language
उरफानuraphana-
Orfan in the Oriya language
ଓଫର୍ାନ୍opharan50
ଓରଫାନ୍oraphan50

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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 Orfan
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