Orfey Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Germany

Orfey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orfey (89) may also be a first name.

Orfey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfey (Russian: Орфей) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Orfey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Orfey reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Orfey is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 89 people.

The last name Orfey is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 29 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 21 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside.

Orfey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orfey are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfe89480/
Orfy89464/
Gorfe804,523/
Orfei80809/
Urfey8088/
Orfer8017/
Gorfy809/
Orfeu808/
Orfie805/
Erfey804/
Orfee802/
Orfej802/
Orfea801/
Orfhe801/
Arfey801/
Orfed801/
Horfe801/
Orfge801/
Orphey73260/
Orffer73244/
Gorfie7318/
Orfeus7313/
Hourfe739/
Garfey736/
Orfeas733/
Horfer732/
Orfehe731/
Orfeui731/
Ourfay731/
Orfeia731/
Hurfey731/
Gorfeh731/
Herfey731/
Ourfee730/
Orfeet730/
Gorfue730/
Orfeud730/
Erfe672,544/
Orfi671,215/
Arfe67369/
Orfa67217/
Harffey67119/
Arfy6754/
Urfe6714/
Urfy672/
Gorfaye671/
Orfeich671/
Horvfay671/
Gorfeie671/
Horfesh671/
Orfè671/
Orfé671/
Orfí671/
Orfj671/
Horffer670/

Orfey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orfey in the Russian language
Орфейorfej-

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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 Orfey
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