Orfei Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Orfei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Italy2111:289,84236,973
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Canada451:818,79163,991
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
France91:7,380,302306,885
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Orfei (28) may also be a first name.

Orfei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfei is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Orfei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orfei is the 427,014th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Orfei live; 47 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

Orfei is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 801,777. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 93 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Orfei occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 13 percent reside.

Orfei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orfei has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orfei surname rose 3,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orfei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orfei last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Orfei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning €25,739 per year; in United States they earn 45.21% more than the national average, earning $62,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $62,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfeia911/
Orfeui911/
Orfi891,215/
Orfe89480/
Gorfeie831/
Orfeich831/
Gorfe804,523/
Orfey8028/
Orfer8017/
Gorfi8017/
Urfei8012/
Orfeu808/
Orfie805/
Ourfi804/
Oorfi803/
Orfiz803/
Orfee802/
Arfei802/
Orfej802/
Orfit802/
Orfge801/
Orfio801/
Orfhe801/
Horfi801/
Erfei801/
Orfed801/
Orffi801/
Horfe801/
Orfea801/
Orfis801/
Orffer73244/
Gourfi73207/
Arfeie73147/
Orfish7381/
Orfois7338/
Gorfie7318/
Horfit7314/
Orfeus7313/
Orphei7311/
Urfeia739/
Orfait739/
Hourfe739/
Orfiss734/
Orfeas733/
Horfer732/
Orfehe731/
Herfei731/
Orfoji731/
Orfija731/
Arfeia731/
Hoorfi731/
Gorfeh731/
Garfei731/
Arfeis731/
Ourfee730/
Orfeet730/
Orfitt730/
Gorfue730/
Orfoid730/
Orfeud730/
Arfi676,734/
Erfe672,544/
Orfy67464/
Urfi67448/
Arfe67369/
Orfa67217/
Erfi6779/
Urfe6714/
Örfi679/
Úrfi672/
Gorfaye671/
Ehourfi671/
Orfí671/
Orfé671/
Orfè671/
Horfesh671/
Orfj671/
Horffer670/

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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 Orfei
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