Orpheus Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Orpheus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Orpheus (436) may also be a first name.
Orpheus Demographics
Average Orpheus Salary in
United States
$74,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orpheus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orpheus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orpheus has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Orpheus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orpheus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Orpheus is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Orpheus is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orpheus live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Orpheus is also the 410,680th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 436 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 31 percent reside, Connecticut, where 21 percent reside and New York, where 21 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Orpheus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orpheus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Orpheus Last Name Statistics demography
Orpheus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.68% more than the national average, earning $74,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orpheu | 92 | 42 | / |
| Orphus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Orphaus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Orpus | 83 | 6 | / |
| Orpes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Orphu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orphee | 77 | 785 | / |
| Orphey | 77 | 260 | / |
| Orfeus | 77 | 13 | / |
| Orphei | 77 | 11 | / |
| Orphys | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gorpus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orphie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orpets | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gorpeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orphas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orphis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Orpu | 73 | 952 | / |
| Garpeus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hoerpes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orphise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orpeche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orput | 67 | 445 | / |
| Orpez | 67 | 228 | / |
| Arpus | 67 | 210 | / |
| Gorpu | 67 | 163 | / |
| Orfus | 67 | 60 | / |
| Erpes | 67 | 48 | / |
| Arpes | 67 | 26 | / |
| Orpis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oorpu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orfeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orpea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orpuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orpuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orpey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orpas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orpie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourpu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Orpheus
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