Ornelas Surname

6,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Ornelas Surname Definition:

Probably from "horno" - oven. Hence relating to the occupation of baker.

Of Portuguese origin.

Ornelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico53,7491:2,309339
United States20,5221:17,6622,241
Brazil6,6281:32,2981,364
Portugal3,3501:3,110390
Venezuela2151:140,4844,456
England1021:546,25533,762
Canada811:454,88439,362
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Spain501:935,04135,950
Australia341:793,99150,673
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
France111:6,038,429280,838
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Macau31:200,543803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Órnelas (1) are calculated separately.

Ornelas (187) may also be a first name.

Ornelas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from "horno" - oven. Hence relating to the occupation of baker.

Of Portuguese origin.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Ornelas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ornelas (Marathi: ऑनलस, Russian: Орнелас) is most common in Mexico. It may be rendered as: Órnelas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ornelas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ornelas is the 6,645th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,760 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ornelas live; 87 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 665,130th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 187 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 53,749 people, or 1 in 2,309. In Mexico Ornelas is most common in: Jalisco, where 25 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 14 percent reside and Michoacán, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mexico Ornelas is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Ornelas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ornelas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ornelas surname grew 146,586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ornelas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ornelas last name are 41.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ornelas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.14% more than the national average, earning R 349,656 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $37,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ornelas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ornelas in the Marathi language
ऑनलसonalasa66.67
नलसnalasa33.33
Ornelas in the Russian language
Орнеласornelas-

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