Orphelin Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Orphelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orphelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1281:518,92871,816
Haiti401:267,0989,069
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Orphelin (414) may also be a first name.

Orphelin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orphelin is most common in France. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orphelin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Orphelin are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 422,632nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 414 people.

The last name Orphelin is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 518,928. In France Orphelin is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 38 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 24 percent reside and Normandy, where 22 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphelien949/
Erphelin883/
Orphilien82428/
Herphelin82260/
Orfelina75112/
Orfelien7510/
Garpelin757/
Arpelina751/
Orfelinova671/
Arpalin671/
Herfelin6327/
Orfilim53122/
Harplene501/

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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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  • 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 Orphelin
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