Orlyov Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Orlyov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Orlyov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Israel81:1,069,70462,476

Orlyov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orlyov (Russian: Орлёв) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Orlyov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orlyov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Orlyov are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Orlyov is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 775,434. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 89 percent live and Sofia Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orlov91175,055/
Orlyv917/
Orlova83185,240/
Gorlov8311,184/
Horlov831,614/
Orlovs83869/
Orrlov839/
Orlgov833/
Orliov833/
Orloov832/
Oorlov831/
Orlyapova803/
Gorlova7711,291/
Horlova772,028/
Harlyov7760/
Gurlyov7716/
Oorlova771/
Arlov73870/
Orlow73836/
Orlof73517/
Orlob73403/
Urlov73221/
Orlop7392/
Orlev7377/
Erlov7317/
Orliv7311/
Orljv731/
Orlav731/
Orlivová719/
Orlovová714/
Gorillov711/
Orlovova711/
Orloff673,179/
Orlopp67274/
Arlova67217/
Arlyapova67150/
Urlova67125/
Harlov67118/
Gurlov67103/
Garlov6765/
Orlowa6747/
Gorlow6742/
Hurlov6734/
Orleva6719/
Herlov6718/
Orleow6715/
Orleev6713/
Horlop6711/
Orloft676/
Gorlev674/
Horlev673/
Horlow673/
Orliev671/
Gorlob671/
Gorlof671/
Orlavs671/
Oorlof671/
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Orlyov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orlyov in the Russian language
Орлёвorlev-

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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 Orlyov
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