Orlak Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Orlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1751:217,19328,426
France391:1,703,147154,208
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orlak (Russian: Орлак) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Orlak.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orlak is the 985,740th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name Orlak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Orlak reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 217,193. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Orlak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Orlak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orlak surname grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orlak last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orlak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $44,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horlak91117/
Gorlak9147/
Orlyak9139/
Orlakh911/
Gorlyak8348/
Orlaske8325/
Gorlack835/
Gorliak832/
Horlack831/
Arlak80272/
Orlok8034/
Orlac8028/
Urlak8013/
Erlak8012/
Orlag801/
Orlakova771/
Orliac73788/
Orlhac73458/
Harlak73205/
Garlak73203/
Hurlak73102/
Herlak7353/
Orlock7336/
Erlakh7316/
Orlosk7316/
Orleac738/
Gorlac734/
Orleaq733/
Gurlak732/
Erlack731/
Gorlaq731/
Arlakh731/
Orliaq731/
Orlagh731/
Erlaak731/
Urllak731/
Orlyakova71108/
Horlakova7168/
Orzellack711/
Horlock671,486/
Ourliac67979/
Orillac67220/
Orloske6794/
Orliacq6776/
Orlac'h6734/
Harlake6732/
Horliac6732/
Harlack6723/
Garlyak6715/
Gorlock6713/
Herlakh679/
Orluoke676/
Harleak674/
Orleacq674/
Gurlyak672/
Garlack671/
Hurlack671/
Orlaigh671/
Harlakh671/
Ourleac671/
Ehrlack670/
Garleak670/
Hurlake670/
Gurlack670/

Orlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orlak in the Russian language
Орлакorlak-

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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 Orlak
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