Orref Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Orref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Orref Last Name Facts

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

Orref is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orref? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Orref is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Orref are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 8,548,683. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 80 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 20 percent live. Not including Argentina this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orreif911/
Oref89199/
Orief80230/
Oreif80124/
Erref8019/
Arref806/
Orrif804/
Oreff802/
Ooref801/
Orefe801/
Horef801/
Oreef800/
Horeff7322/
Arreff7313/
Goreff737/
Arrefe736/
Arrief734/
Harref733/
Gouref732/
Ourief731/
Gorgef731/
Garref731/
Oreife731/
Horeef731/
Arreef731/
Orieff730/
Aref6764,015/
Orif67751/
Oreb67465/
Orev6787/
Ourieff6718/
Orew6711/
Eref676/
Gorgeff674/
Uref673/
Hoereuf672/
Oreeffe671/
Garreff670/
Harrefe670/
O'Reefe670/
O'Reffe670/

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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
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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 Orref
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