Orfeo Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Orfeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1101:555,97053,564
Argentina751:569,91240,958
United States311:11,692,224454,091
France301:2,214,091176,965
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Orféo (1) are calculated separately.

Orfeo (3,437) may also be a first name.

Orfeo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfeo has its highest incidence in Italy. It may occur in the variant forms: Orféo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfeo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Orfeo are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 121,324th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 3,437 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 555,970. In Italy Orfeo is mostly found in: Liguria, where 24 percent live, Campania, where 18 percent live and Abruzzo, where 16 percent live. Not including Italy this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Orfeo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orfeo last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orfeo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.78% less than the national average, earning €21,987 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.49% more than the national average, earning $71,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orféo931/
Orffeo9127/
D'Orfeo8397/
Arfeo806/
Urfeo801/
Orfio801/
Orfea801/
Horfeoth770/
Orpheo7315/
Orfia6023/
Arfio601/
Garfio55954/
Hurfio553/
Orfias552/
Gorfia551/
Orfija551/
Arfeaa551/
Harfea551/

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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 Orfeo
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