Orfanos Surname

123,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Orfanos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfanos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2,7151:4,081399
United States5501:659,01652,733
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Cyprus681:13,0131,495
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
France241:2,767,613196,808
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Orfanos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfanos (Arabic: اورفانوس, Russian: Орфанос) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfanos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orfanos is the 123,946th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,980,311 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Orfanos are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 2,715 people, or 1 in 4,081. In Greece Orfanos is primarily found in: Attica, where 39 percent are found, Crete, where 11 percent are found and South Aegean, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Orfanos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orfanos surname are 30.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Orfanos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.64% less than the national average, earning R 98,292 per year; in United States they earn 22.96% more than the national average, earning $53,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning $63,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfano922,773/
Orfanou861,823/
Arfanos8646/
Orfanoz8646/
Gorfano8616/
Orfanus865/
Orfanoy861/
Orfanas861/
Orphanos80758/
Orfangno801/
Orfanò7754/
Arfano7728/
Orfanó779/
Orfaño771/
Orphanous751/
Arfonos7183/
Orfanga7146/
Orfánus7133/
Garfano718/
Arfanus714/
Orfongo714/
Orphano714/
Orfanusova712/
Orphanouds711/
Orfanusová711/
Orfenas711/
Urfanas711/
Orphanou67572/
Orphanus672/
Orphanas671/
Orfaunga671/
Arfahnou671/
Arfana62188/
Orfánusová5948/
Arfahna5718/
Harfana5710/
Aarfana578/
Arfanah572/
Arfanaz571/
Arfonas571/
Arfanaj571/
Harfono571/
Harfanga531/

Orfanos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orfanos in the Russian language
Орфаносorfanos-
Orfanos in the Arabic language
اورفانوسawrfanws-

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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 Orfanos
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