Orlu Surname
Approximately 4,947 people bear this surname
Orlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,653 | 1:38,071 | 3,074 |
| Turkey | 220 | 1:353,734 | 22,239 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Örlü (3) are calculated separately.
Orlu (695) may also be a first name.
Orlu Demographics
Average Orlu Salary in
United States
$21,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orlu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Örlü. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Orlu? popularity and diffusion
Orlu is the 96,157th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,473,124 people. The surname Orlu is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Orlu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orlu is also the 313,557th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 695 people.
Orlu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,653 people, or 1 in 38,071. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 78 percent live, Benue, where 11 percent live and Bayelsa, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Orlu Last Name Statistics demography
Orlu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorlu | 89 | 761 | / |
| Horlu | 89 | 140 | / |
| Oyrlu | 89 | 69 | / |
| Orlup | 89 | 32 | / |
| Orlut | 89 | 13 | / |
| Orlau | 89 | 7 | / |
| Oorlu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Orlou | 89 | 5 | / |
| Orlus | 89 | 5 | / |
| Orluh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Orlui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Orhlu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orllu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orluu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Örlü | 83 | 3 | / |
| Orleus | 80 | 104 | / |
| Gorllu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Horluu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Horlau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orlush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horleu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorrlu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horlui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orillu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourlou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orlaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Urlu | 75 | 1,801 | / |
| Erlu | 75 | 78 | / |
| Arlu | 75 | 29 | / |
| Orló | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orillus | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gorellu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gourlou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Orellus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Orluhie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gorlluh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orleucz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourluis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gourlui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horellou | 67 | 512 | / |
| Urlus | 67 | 115 | / |
| Uurlu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Hurlu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Eerlu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Urlau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Arleu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Arluz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gurlu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Harlu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Garlu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Arlus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Arlou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gorrellu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Urlui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arllu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arlux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gourliau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Herlu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orloe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erlui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erllu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horellus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arliu | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orlu
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