Orpel Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Orpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7011:54,2218,537
France1101:603,84379,953
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orpel (12) may also be a first name.

Orpel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orpel (Russian: Орпель) is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orpel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,160th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Orpel reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 54,221. Not including Poland Orpel occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Orpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orpel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orpel last name grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orpel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orpel surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orpel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.82% more than the national average, earning $58,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horpel9114/
Orpiel915/
Orpelt910/
Orpl892/
Hoerpel834/
Gorppel830/
Erpel80500/
Arpel8026/
Orpil801/
Herpel731,163/
Harpel731,012/
Hörpel7341/
Garpel7338/
Arpell737/
Orpill733/
Gorpil731/
Gorpěl731/
Hurpel730/
Harpell67651/
Herpoel67472/
Gourpil6778/
Herpell6728/
Arpl672/
Erpl671/
Heurpel671/
Gorpleh671/
Arpil604/
Harpl602/
Garpil5518/
Arpiol551/
Asrpil551/
Harpél551/
Arpill551/
Arplet550/

Orpel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orpel in the Russian language
Орпельorpel-

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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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  • 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 Orpel
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