Orff Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Orff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orff (Hindi: ऊर्फ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 796,486th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. Orff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Orff live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States Orff is primarily found in: Maine, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.

Orff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orff surname grew 266 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orff surname are 12.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.48% registered with the political party.

Orff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorff8969/
Horff890/
Orf862,443/
Orfe75480/
Arff75254/
Oorf75236/
Urff75236/
Horf75170/
Erff75123/
Gorf75119/
Orft753/
Orfh752/
Ohrf751/
Orrf751/
Orhf751/
Orwf751/
Oirf751/
Ourf751/
Harff67916/
Herff67486/
Garff67379/
Hurff67283/
Erpff672/
Gorhf671/
Aarff671/
Arffe671/
Horfe671/
Arzff671/
Erfff671/
Aerff671/
Orfhe671/
Osrfs671/
Gourf671/
Gorpf670/
Horft670/

Orff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orff in the Hindi language
ऊर्फurpha-

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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 Orff
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