Orfanó Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Orfanó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfanó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Orfano (2,773), Orfanò (54) & Orfaño (1) are calculated separately.

Orfanó Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfanó has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear as: Orfano, Orfanò or Orfaño. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfanó? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Orfanó are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Orfanó is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 43 percent reside, São Paulo, where 43 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and Italy, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfano942,773/
Orfanò9454/
Orfaño891/
Orfanu8392/
Orfanos773,680/
Orfanou771,823/
Orfanoz7746/
Orfanga7746/
Gorfano7716/
Orfanus775/
Orfanas771/
Orfanoy771/
Orfaunga711/
Orfangno711/
Urfano67300/
Erfana67216/
Arfana67188/
Arfano6728/
Urfana6710/
Orfeno677/
Orfena674/

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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 Orfanó
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