Orfel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Orfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France211:3,162,987209,042
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orfel (179) may also be a first name.

Orfel Last Name Facts

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

Orfel occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Orfel occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Orfel are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 681,368th most commonly used forename globally, held by 179 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,162,987. In France Orfel is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfelt9124/
Gorfel915/
Orfeld913/
Horfel911/
Orrfelt8310/
Orfeldt839/
Horfeld831/
Horfelt831/
Ohrfelt831/
Arfel8077/
Urfel8023/
Erfel801/
Orfil801/
Herfel73509/
Garfel7349/
Gorfil7347/
Arfelt7337/
Gurfel7335/
Urfell7326/
Arfeld736/
Hurfel735/
Urfelt732/
Harfel732/
Arfiel731/
Erfiel731/
Orphel730/
Harfeld6772/
Öhrfelt6728/
Örfelth6722/
Harfelt6720/
Urfeldt6719/
Orrfält6714/
Arfeldt6711/
Uhrfelt679/
Hörfelt677/
Aarfelt677/
Harfiel676/
Arrfelt675/
Ahrfelt674/
Hurfeld672/
Garfell672/
Gorfleh671/
Arwfelt671/
Harfell671/
Arfl671/
Asrfeel671/
Gorfill670/

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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 Orfel
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