Orphan Surname
Approximately 726 people bear this surname
Orphan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 283 | 1:271,316 | 19,915 |
| United States | 276 | 1:1,313,257 | 91,843 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Orphan (746) may also be a first name.
Orphan Demographics
Average Orphan Salary in
United States
$47,654 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orphan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orphan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orphan (Oriya: ଓରଫାନ) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Orphan.
How Common Is The Last Name Orphan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 464,191st most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Orphan are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Orphan is also the 301,048th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 746 people.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 271,316. In Iran Orphan is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 61 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Orphan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Orphan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orphan last name increased 836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orphan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Orphan last name are 12.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.7% being registered with the political party.
The amount Orphan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning R 227,076 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning $62,698 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphant | 92 | 81 | / |
| Horphan | 92 | 5 | / |
| Orphane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orphean | 92 | 0 | / |
| Orpan | 91 | 28 | / |
| Erphan | 83 | 131 | / |
| Arphan | 83 | 67 | / |
| Horpan | 83 | 45 | / |
| Urphan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Orpham | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orpang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orpaan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorpan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orphanova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arphant | 77 | 70 | / |
| Arpahan | 77 | 18 | / |
| Harphan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Arphand | 77 | 6 | / |
| Orphong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Horphon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Urphean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orpahnt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gurphan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eerphan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horpham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arpan | 73 | 2,672 | / |
| Orpon | 73 | 639 | / |
| Erpan | 73 | 422 | / |
| Orfan | 73 | 171 | / |
| Urpan | 73 | 31 | / |
| Urpheant | 71 | 52 | / |
| Harphant | 71 | 51 | / |
| Orpanova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Harphann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harphane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Orfand | 67 | 306 | / |
| Harpan | 67 | 181 | / |
| Herpan | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gorfan | 67 | 48 | / |
| Garpan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Arphon | 67 | 30 | / |
| Orfant | 67 | 21 | / |
| Arfhan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Horpam | 67 | 14 | / |
| Orpong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Orfang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orfane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arpain | 67 | 9 | / |
| Erfhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aarpan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horpon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gorpon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orphão | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arpang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arpaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arpant | 67 | 0 | / |
Orphan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orphan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓରଫାନ | oraphana | 50 |
| ଓଫର୍ାନ | opharana | 50 |
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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 Orphan
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