Orfanakos Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Orfanakos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfanakos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece881:125,90721,051
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada391:944,75971,777
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Orfanakos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfanakos is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfanakos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,248,410th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Orfanakos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Orfanakos reside; 48 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 125,907. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 70 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 26 percent are found and Central Greece, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Greece Orfanakos exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 21 percent are found.

Orfanakos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orfanakos last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Orfanakos earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning $32,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.72% more than the national average, earning $70,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfankos942/
Orfanakis89287/
Orfanakou8917/
Orfanacos891/
Arvanakos7853/
Arfanakis7831/
Orphanakis748/
Orphanacos742/
Arfanoks712/
Irfan Kas671/
Arifwangsa536/
Irfan Ghazi501/
Orvainx501/
Orvings500/

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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 Orfanakos
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