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

The last name Orphant is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orphant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Orphant is the 2,091,648th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orphant are found; 73 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Orphant is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 724,465. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Argentina this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Orphant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orphant has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Orphant surname contracted 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
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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 Orphant
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