Orphant Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Orphant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orphant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland61:892,30328,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England31:8,125,123158,686

Orphant Last Name Facts

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

Orphant is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orphant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orphant is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orphant reside; 73 percent reside in South America and 73 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Orphant is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 724,465. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Argentina this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Orphant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orphant has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphan92726/
Arphant8670/
Horphan865/
Orphent861/
Orphane861/
Orpahnt861/
Orphean860/
Orpan8328/
Urpheant8052/
Harphant8051/
Orphands801/
Arphan7767/
Horpan7745/
Orfant7721/
Orpham772/
Gorpan771/
Orpaan771/
Orpang771/
Arpant770/
Orphanova751/
Arpante71115/
Arpahan7118/
Harphan7111/
Arphand716/
Orphong712/
Horphon712/
Harpant711/
Orpount711/
Horpham710/
Arpan672,672/
Orpon67639/
Orfan67171/
Orpanova6712/
Harphann671/
Herphont671/
Harphane670/

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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 Orphant
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