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

Orfanos (Arabic: اورفانوس, Russian: Орфанос) is found most frequently in Greece. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orfanos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfanos? popularity and diffusion

Orfanos is the 123,946th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,980,311 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Orfanos live; 76 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 2,715 people, or 1 in 4,081. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 39 percent live, Crete, where 11 percent live and South Aegean, where 9 percent live. Outside of Greece Orfanos exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Orfanos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orfanos are 30.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.04% registered to vote for the political 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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