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Where Does The Last Name Orleans Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Orleans (Arabic: اورلينز) occurs most in Ghana. It may occur as a variant: Orléans, Orleáns or Orleāns. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orleans? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Orleans is the 124,737^th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,994,948 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Orleans live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orleans is also the 201,926^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,484 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Besides Ghana this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Orleans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Orleans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orleans last name expanded 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orleans Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Orleans surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orleans earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.14% more than the national average, earning $53,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,197 CAD per year.