Orfo Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Portugal

Orfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Orfo (13) may also be a first name.

Orfo Last Name Facts

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

Orfo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,079,669th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Orfo are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 13 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria Orfo is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 29 percent are found and Spain, where 15 percent are found.

Orfo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orfo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orfo last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orfo Last Name Statistics demography

Orfo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfoh893/
Horfo893/
Orfou891/
Orfois8038/
Gorfou801/
Orfoid800/
Arfo75271/
Orfa75217/
Urfo751/
Erfo751/
Hourfou733/
Horfoot730/
Arfou67113/
Arfos6721/
Orfas6716/
Orfeu678/
Gorfa678/
Garfo677/
Orfat674/
Harfo673/
Orfga673/
Arfoj672/
Arfoo671/
Orfad671/
Ourfa671/
Orfau671/
Orfha671/
Horfa671/
Arfoz671/
Horfoush671/

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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 Orfo
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