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) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orfey is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Orfey live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. Orfey is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 89 people.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Orfey is most common in: Moscow, where 29 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 21 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Russia Orfey is found 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 those holding the Orfey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political 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
  • 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 Orfey
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