Orpheu Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Orpheu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orpheu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Orpheu (284) may also be a first name.

Orpheu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orpheu occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orpheu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Orpheu is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Orpheu live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America. Orpheu is also the 525,265th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 284 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 5,489,085. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 95 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 3 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent are found and Portugal, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orpheus9240/
Orphe91283/
Orphu911/
Orphee83785/
Orphey83260/
Gorphe8324/
Orphée8323/
Orphei8311/
Orphet835/
Orphie832/
Gorpeu831/
Orpher830/
Orphus830/
Orpu80952/
Orpe80816/
Horphet7739/
Orphaus770/
Orpha731,298/
Orput73445/
Orpez73228/
Gorpu73163/
Gorpe73112/
Orper73101/
Orpet7372/
Orpah7335/
Orphy7327/
Orphi7322/
Horpe7314/
Oorpu7312/
Orfeu738/
Orpea736/
Orpus736/
Orpuz734/
Orpuu734/
Orpey732/
Arphe732/
Orpes732/
Orfhe731/
Ourpu731/
Orpie731/
Arphu731/
Orped730/
Horppu67193/
Gorpue67179/
Horper67140/
Orpych6771/
Orpeap6747/
Horpet6738/
Orpich6733/
Orpett6713/
Orfeus6713/
Arpeau6710/
Orphys679/
Gorpee674/
Gorphi674/
Uorpuu673/
Orphão673/
Goorpu671/
Gorpey671/
Orpets671/
Ourpha671/
Arphee671/
Gourpe671/
Arphey671/
Horpuh671/
Orpaah671/
Orphas671/
Orphap671/
Gorppe671/
Horped671/
Orfeui671/
Orfehe671/
Orphis670/
Orfeud670/
Orphat670/
Orpeth670/

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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 Orpheu
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