Orfgen Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Orfgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Orfgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orfgen occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Orfgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfgen? popularity and diffusion

Orfgen is the 1,177,228th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. Orfgen is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Orfgen are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.

Orfgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orfgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orfgen surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orfgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orfgen last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Orfgen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oerfgen9211/
Erfgen8315/
Gorfien7730/
Gorfein7721/
Horfhein710/
Arfien675/
Arfein674/
Arfean672/
Orfine671/
Garfein62113/
Gorfain62102/
Gorfajn6213/
Garfien6210/
Gorfayn624/
Arfeenh623/
Arfieen622/
Horfayn621/
Orphean620/
Gourfain575/
Arfain5067/
Arfine5011/
Harbgn505/
Arbgin503/
Arfsin503/
Arfiin501/

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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 Orfgen
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