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 is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orpheus? popularity and diffusion
Orpheus is the 3,100,440th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Orpheus reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 410,680th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 436 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 31 percent are found, Connecticut, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 21 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Orpheus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orpheus has changed over time. 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
| 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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