Orlov Surname

3,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Orlov Surname Definition:

(Russian) One with eaglelike characteristics.

Orlov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia140,4631:1,02658
Kazakhstan11,7801:1,501142
Ukraine10,4391:4,361426
Belarus5,2501:1,810108
Uzbekistan1,0391:29,7684,216
Turkmenistan9261:5,928540
United States8561:423,43336,646
Israel7841:10,9151,670
Moldova7361:4,839716
Kyrgyzstan3511:17,0163,046
Estonia3341:3,957346
Lithuania3301:9,1961,665
Transnistria1901:2,498365
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Bulgaria1631:42,8153,103
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Azerbaijan1201:80,4093,036
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Tajikistan791:106,1611,524
Georgia771:48,6436,177
Hungary711:138,25712,695
Spain581:806,07033,159
England421:1,326,62059,571
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Greece411:270,23940,426
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Serbia351:204,14112,371
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Australia271:999,84158,390
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Finland231:238,98719,121
Armenia231:127,3994,150
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Austria201:425,77243,235
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Norway101:514,22941,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Abkhazia81:30,3582,305
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Croatia71:604,08640,820
France71:9,488,960336,266
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Orlov (64) may also be a first name.

Orlov 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

Orlov Last Name Facts

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

Orlov (Georgian: ორლოვი, Russian: Орлов) is found most frequently in Russia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orlov is the 3,216th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 41,630 people. Orlov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Orlov are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 140,463 people, or 1 in 1,026. In Russia Orlov is most frequent in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Ukraine, where 6 percent reside.

Orlov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Orlov are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the party.

The amount Orlov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.09% more than the national average, earning $57,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $57,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orlova91185,240/
Gorlov9111,184/
Horlov911,614/
Orlovs91869/
Orloev9124/
Orlyov9117/
Orrlov919/
Orlgov913/
Orliov913/
Orloov912/
Oorlov911/
Gorlova8311,291/
Horlova832,028/
Oorlova831/
Arlov80870/
Orlow80836/
Orlof80517/
Orlob80403/
Orlop8092/
Orlev8077/
Erlov8017/
Orlav801/
Orlovová774/
Gorillov771/
Orlovova771/
Orloff733,179/
Orlopp73274/
Arlova73217/
Harlov73118/
Garlov7365/
Orlowa7347/
Gorlow7342/
Herlov7318/
Orrlöv7315/
Orleow7315/
Orleev7313/
Horlop7311/
Orloft736/
Horlev733/
Horlow733/
Gorlof731/
Orlavs731/
Gorlob731/
Orlaev731/
Oorlof731/
Orlyapova713/
Oorloff67886/
Harlova6792/
Harlyov6760/
Gorloff6743/
Garlova6739/
Ohrloff6721/
Horlaev679/
Arlehov674/
Harlovs673/
Haarlov673/
Goorlow671/
Horloff671/
Orlooff671/
Orhloff671/
Horlowa671/
Hörlova671/
Orlloff670/

Orlov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orlov in the Georgian language
ორლოვიorlovi97.14
ორლოვorlov2.86
Orlov in the Russian language
Орловorlov-

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