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

Orfgen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,177,228th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Orfgen live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany Orfgen is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found 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 prevalency of Orfgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orfgen last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orfgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orfgen are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Orfgen
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