Orpha Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Orpha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orpha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Israel361:237,71222,042
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Orpha (8,421) may also be a first name.

Orpha Last Name Facts

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

Orpha has its highest incidence in Chad. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orpha.

How Common Is The Last Name Orpha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 294,108th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Orpha live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. Orpha is also the 68,737th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 8,421 people.

The surname Orpha is most commonly held in Chad, where it is held by 1,155 people, or 1 in 11,768. Other than Chad this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Orpha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orpha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orpha last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orpha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphap911/
Orphas911/
Ourpha911/
Orphat910/
Orpa893,060/
Orphaus830/
Orphe80283/
Orpaz80108/
Gorpa8070/
Arpha8057/
Orpah8035/
Orphy8027/
Orpay8025/
Orphi8022/
Orpaa8022/
Orpea806/
Horpa805/
Orpas802/
Erpha801/
Urpha801/
Orfha801/
Ourpa801/
Orphee73785/
Orphey73260/
Orpych7371/
Orpeap7347/
Orpheu7342/
Orpich7333/
Gorphe7324/
Orphée7323/
Arphai7317/
Arphat7313/
Orphei7311/
Herpha739/
Orphys739/
Horppa738/
Orphet735/
Gorphi734/
Orphão733/
Garpha733/
Horpas732/
Orphie732/
Orpaah731/
Hoerpa731/
Arphaz731/
Arphad731/
Arphaj731/
Gorpai731/
Orpher730/
Orphis730/
Orpeth730/
Arpa6716,714/
Orpi671,257/
Orpe67816/
Erpa67387/
Orfa67217/
Árpa67127/
Horphet6739/
Urpa6737/
Hoorpah6737/
Orpo6733/
Orpy6712/
Gorpeah6711/
Horpeap6710/
Orpí678/
Horpech675/
Arpahad675/
Horpach675/
Orpetch672/
Harpaha672/
Aarphat671/
Arphaud671/
Horpath671/
Horzpea671/
Orpé671/
Horpeth671/
Hoorpai671/

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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 Orpha
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