Ornelius Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ornelius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Örnelius (14) are calculated separately.
Ornelius (6) may also be a first name.
Ornelius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ornelius Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ornelius is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Örnelius. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ornelius? popularity and diffusion
Ornelius is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Ornelius occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ornelius are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ornelius is also the 4,967,096th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6 people.
The last name Ornelius is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Ornelius is most numerous in: California, where 50 percent live and Virginia, where 50 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örnelius | 96 | 14 | / |
| Hornelius | 94 | 4 | / |
| Gornelius | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ornelus | 93 | 224 | / |
| Arnelius | 88 | 8 | / |
| Ernelius | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gorneliu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hornelus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hörnelius | 82 | 15 | / |
| Härnelius | 82 | 3 | / |
| Hernelius | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ornelos | 80 | 46 | / |
| Ernelus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ornelux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arnelus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hornolus | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gornelou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arnilius | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gournelou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Arnolus | 67 | 75 | / |
| Arnilus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ernilus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garnelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hernilus | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ornisleu | 63 | 0 | / |
| Harnetlaux | 56 | 1 | / |
| Arnailu | 53 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ornelius
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