Orléans Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Orléans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Orleans (3,653), Orleáns (2) & Orleāns (1) are calculated separately.
Orléans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orléans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orléans is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Orleans, Orleáns or Orleāns. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orléans? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orléans is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Orléans live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Orléans is most widespread in France, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France it is primarily found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 100 percent live. Outside of France Orléans is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
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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 Orléans
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