Orphanou Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Orphanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orphanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus4391:2,016251
England1021:546,25533,762
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Orphanou Last Name Facts

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

Orphanou is found most in Cyprus. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orphanou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 556,360th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Orphanou are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

It is most common in Cyprus, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 2,016. In Cyprus Orphanou is most numerous in: Nicosia District, where 53 percent are found, Larnaca District, where 22 percent are found and Limassol District, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Cyprus this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphanous941/
Orphano934/
Orphanu931/
Orphanouds891/
Orphanos88758/
Orphanus882/
Orpano86701/
Ourpanous821/
Orfanou801,823/
Orpeanu801/
Orpanus801/
Orpanos801/
Orphanie7515/
Orphanas751/
Harpanou751/
Urphaanu751/
Orpahnos751/
Orfano712,773/
Orpana71593/
Orfanu7192/
Arpano7186/
Urpano7120/
Urpanu711/
Orfanos673,680/
Orfanoz6746/
Gorfano6716/
Arpanus679/
Orfanus675/
Orfanoy671/
Șurpanu671/
Urpeano671/
Harpano671/

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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 Orphanou
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