Orfus Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Orfus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orfus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France11:66,422,722504,397

Orfus Last Name Facts

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

Orfus is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orfus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Orfus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Orfus reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Orfus is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,052,731. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Not including Canada this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Orfus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orfus earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.04% more than the national average, earning $86,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orfuss9117/
Orfeus9113/
Orfu891/
Gorfu8010,975/
Arfus8020/
Orfeu808/
Urfus805/
Erfus804/
Orfou801/
Orfau801/
Orfut800/
Horfoush771/
Arfush735/
Gorfuz731/
Erfuss731/
Gorfou731/
Orphus730/
Garfus730/
Orfutt730/
Orfeud730/
Harfush67126/
Orpheus6740/
Arfu6711/
Harfous676/
Hourfou673/
Garffus673/
Orphaus670/

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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 Orfus
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