Orfanou Surname
Approximately 1,823 people bear this surname
Orfanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,664 | 1:6,659 | 759 |
| Cyprus | 143 | 1:6,188 | 723 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Orfanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orfanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orfanou occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Orfanou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orfanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 223,394th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,997,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Orfanou reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
It is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 1,664 people, or 1 in 6,659. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 40 percent reside, South Aegean, where 10 percent reside and Crete, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Greece it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orfano | 92 | 2,773 | / |
| Orfanu | 92 | 92 | / |
| Orfanos | 86 | 3,680 | / |
| Orfanoz | 86 | 46 | / |
| Gorfano | 86 | 16 | / |
| Orfanus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Orfanoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orphanou | 80 | 572 | / |
| Orfangno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfahnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urfano | 77 | 300 | / |
| Orfanò | 77 | 54 | / |
| Arfano | 77 | 28 | / |
| Orfanó | 77 | 9 | / |
| Orfaño | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orphanous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orfanga | 71 | 46 | / |
| Arfanos | 71 | 46 | / |
| Orfánus | 71 | 33 | / |
| Hurfano | 71 | 15 | / |
| Garfano | 71 | 8 | / |
| Orphano | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orfongo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arfanus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orphanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urfaino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orphanouds | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orfanas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orphanos | 67 | 758 | / |
| Urfaannu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orphanus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orfaunga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Orfanou
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