Orloff Surname

140,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Orloff Surname Definition:

(Russian) One with eaglelike characteristics.

Orloff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2091:164,08316,678
Australia2461:109,73912,234
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
Denmark981:57,5995,874
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Canada861:428,43737,472
France561:1,186,120124,657
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Belgium291:396,43641,978
England291:1,921,31276,208
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Israel181:475,42436,085
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Norway71:734,61250,907
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Orloff (53) may also be a first name.

Orloff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) One with eaglelike characteristics.

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

Orloff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orloff (Russian: Орлофф) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orloff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 140,397th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,292,402 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Orloff are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Orloff is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,209 people, or 1 in 164,083. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Orloff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orloff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orloff surname rose 12,994 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orloff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orloff last name are 42.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.98% registered with the party.

The amount Orloff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.1% less than the national average, earning 259,209 kr per year; in Peru they earn 279.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,548 per year; in United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oorloff92886/
Gorloff9243/
Ohrloff9221/
Horloff921/
Orlooff921/
Orhloff921/
Orlloff920/
Orlof91517/
Arloff8372/
Orloft836/
Oorlof831/
Gorlof831/
Erloff830/
Orlaff830/
Harloff771,610/
Garloff77274/
Erlhoff77105/
Herloff7721/
Gurloff771/
Orlov73175,055/
Orlow73836/
Orlob73403/
Arlof7314/
Orlaf735/
Erlof732/
Herrloff7120/
Orlova67185,240/
Gorlov6711,184/
Horlov671,614/
Orlovs67869/
Erlhof6764/
Orlowa6747/
Gorlow6742/
Orlyov6717/
Orleow6715/
Orrlov679/
Harlof676/
Orliov673/
Orlgov673/
Horlow673/
Orloov672/
Oorlov671/
Herlof671/
Horlaf671/
Garlof670/
Arlaff670/

Orloff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orloff in the Russian language
Орлоффorloff-

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