Orlando Surname

6,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Orlando Surname Definition:

Italian for Rolando, variant of Roldán, deriving from the Germanic "ruotland" - fame, land - or "he who proceeds from the glorious country."

Orlando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy36,0131:1,69886
United States18,0551:20,0752,528
Mozambique11,1241:2,451601
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Argentina5,1291:8,334821
Brazil3,6321:58,9412,221
France1,3661:48,6266,318
Ecuador1,1361:14,0022,166
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Indonesia9281:142,51014,083
Canada8921:41,3075,148
Switzerland6841:12,0071,980
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Nigeria4801:369,04719,712
Germany3641:221,16924,820
Spain3241:144,29610,754
England3161:176,32316,023
Portugal3021:34,4972,124
Belgium2691:42,7386,990
Venezuela2571:117,5264,013
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Paraguay2001:36,1841,165
Uruguay1991:17,2451,955
Philippines1861:544,29261,724
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Colombia1181:404,8656,440
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Guatemala761:211,6143,932
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Micronesia481:2,213446
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Austria321:266,10730,958
India291:26,450,530346,896
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Chile271:652,46215,367
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Panama181:217,3486,003
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Monaco121:3,089236
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
China91:151,924,6187,954
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Finland71:785,24338,644
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Orlando (1,115,821) may also be a first name.

Orlando Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Italian for Rolando, variant of Roldán, deriving from the Germanic "ruotland" - fame, land - or "he who proceeds from the glorious country."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Italian) Descendant of Orlando (fame, land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Orlando Last Name Facts

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

Orlando (Arabic: اورلاند, Marathi: ओरलॅडो, Russian: Орландо) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlando? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,195th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 79,728 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Orlando live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent live in Italic Europe. Orlando is also the 762nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,115,821 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 36,013 people, or 1 in 1,698. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 23 percent reside, Apulia, where 17 percent reside and Campania, where 14 percent reside. Other than Italy Orlando exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Mozambique, where 12 percent reside.

Orlando Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orlando has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orlando last name increased 54,712 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 31,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orlando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Orlando last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Orlando are 38.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orlando earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning €29,998 per year; in Peru they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,792 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning R 266,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $25,382,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orlandos9385/
Horlando9342/
Orlandou9323/
Orleando936/
Orlandho935/
Orlandoa933/
Gorlando932/
Orrlando931/
Orlandoo931/
Orlandoy931/
Oorlando931/
Orlanddo931/
D'Orlando88880/
Orellando881/
Orlanda864,790/
Erlando86623/
Arlando86341/
Urlando86103/
Orlondo866/
Orlendo864/
Orlamdo862/
Garlando80903/
Herlando80131/
Horlanda8089/
Arlandoo8051/
Erliando8034/
Arliando8014/
Orlandau809/
Orlandas803/
Arlandos803/
Orleindo801/
Horlondo801/
Orrlanda801/
Gorlondo800/
Harliando7563/
Arellando7510/
Orellanda754/
Erlanda711,576/
Urlanda71909/
Arlanda71861/
Orlenda712/
Arlondo711/
Arrellando711/
Orlamda711/
Aurellando711/
Herlanda67231/
Garlanda67203/
Arlianda6722/
Erlianda6714/
Erlyanda678/
Harlondo671/
Harlendo671/

Orlando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orlando in the Marathi language
ओरलॅडोoraledo9.09
ऍलाडोelado9.09
ओरलँडोoralamdo9.09
ऑरलॅनडोoralenado9.09
ओलॅडोoledo9.09
ऑरलडॉoralado4.55
ओलयेन्डोolayendo4.55
अरलांडोaralando4.55
ऑरलॉनंडोoralonando4.55
ऑरलँडोoralamdo4.55
ऑरलॅन्डोoralendo4.55
ऍरेलडोerelado4.55
ऑलन्olan4.55
ऑरलान्डोoralando4.55
ओलांडोolando4.55
आरलडोaralado4.55
ऑलडोolado4.55
Orlando in the Russian language
Орландоorlando-
Orlando in the Arabic language
اورلاندawrland-
أورلاندوawrlandw-
ارلاندوarlandw-
ارلندوarlndw-
اورلندوawrlndw-
اورلاندوawrlandw-

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Orlando Reference & Research

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Orlando FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orlando
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