Orpheus Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Orpheus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orpheus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Orpheus (436) may also be a first name.

Orpheus Last Name Facts

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

Orpheus is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orpheus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orpheus is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orpheus are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 410,680th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 436 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 31 percent reside, Connecticut, where 21 percent reside and New York, where 21 percent reside. Aside from The United States Orpheus exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Orpheus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orpheus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orpheus surname expanded 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orpheu9242/
Orphus920/
Orphaus860/
Orpus836/
Orpes832/
Orphu831/
Orphee77785/
Orphey77260/
Orfeus7713/
Orphei7711/
Orphys779/
Gorpus772/
Orphie772/
Orpets771/
Gorpeu771/
Orphas771/
Orphis770/
Orpu73952/
Garpeus713/
Hoerpes712/
Orphise712/
Orpeche711/
Orput67445/
Orpez67228/
Arpus67210/
Gorpu67163/
Orfus6760/
Erpes6748/
Arpes6726/
Orpis6716/
Oorpu6712/
Orfeu678/
Orpea676/
Orpuu674/
Orpuz674/
Orpey672/
Orpas672/
Orpie671/
Arphu671/
Ourpu671/

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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 Orpheus
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