Orphey Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Orphey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orphey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Orphey (22) may also be a first name.

Orphey Last Name Facts

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

Orphey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Orphey.

How Common Is The Last Name Orphey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Orphey is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Orphey reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Orphey is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States Orphey is primarily found in: Texas, where 38 percent reside, Louisiana, where 24 percent reside and New Mexico, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

Orphey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orphey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orphey last name expanded 4,980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orphey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orphey last name are 17.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.15% registered with the political party.

Orphey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orphe91283/
Orphy9127/
Orpey912/
Orphee83785/
Orpheu8342/
Gorphe8324/
Orphée8323/
Orphei8311/
Orphys839/
Orphet835/
Orphie832/
Gorpey831/
Arphey831/
Orpher830/
Orpe80816/
Orpy8012/
Orpheus7740/
Horphet7739/
Orpeyap772/
Hurphey771/
Harphey771/
Orpha731,298/
Orpez73228/
Gorpe73112/
Orper73101/
Arpey7396/
Orpet7372/
Orpah7335/
Orfey7328/
Orpay7325/
Orphi7322/
Urphy7320/
Horpe7314/
Orpea736/
Arphe732/
Orpes732/
Arphy731/
Orfhe731/
Orpie731/
Gorpy730/
Orped730/
Gorpue67179/
Horper67140/
Orpych6771/
Orpeap6747/
Horpet6738/
Orpich6733/
Orpett6713/
Hurphy676/
Harpey674/
Gorphi674/
Gorpee674/
Orphão673/
Horpyi672/
Gourpe671/
Gorppe671/
Gurphy671/
Orpets671/
Ourpha671/
Horped671/
Orpaah671/
Gorpeu671/
Orfehe671/
Orphap671/
Arhpey671/
Orphas671/
Arphee671/
Orphis670/
Harphy670/
Eurpey670/
Orpeth670/
Orphat670/

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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 Orphey
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