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

Orleans (Arabic: اورلينز) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Orléans, Orleáns or Orleāns. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 124,737^th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,994,948 people. The last name is predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,484 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Apart from Ghana this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Orleans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Orleans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orleans surname increased 1,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Democrats than The US average, with 55.37% being registered with 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.