Orrels Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Orrels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orrels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Orrels Last Name Facts

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

Orrels is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Orrels are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 21 percent are found, Mississippi, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Orrels exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 3 percent are found.

Orrels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orrels surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Orrels earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orrells92129/
Horrels920/
Orels9124/
Horrells860/
Urrels83100/
Oriels831/
Orells831/
Gorels831/
Arrels830/
Orls801/
Orriols771,450/
Garrels771,210/
Orelles7717/
Harrels773/
Urriels771/
Arrells771/
Urrells771/
Urrelss771/
Gorrils770/
Hurrels770/
Horells770/
Erels7330/
Orles7327/
Gorls735/
Urels731/
Orlse731/
Errls730/
Garrells719/
Harrells713/
Herrells711/
Gorriols711/
Orielles711/
Hurrells710/
Oriols6754/
Ourles6722/
Hurels6713/
Gorles6711/
Orless6710/
Ariels676/
Urrils675/
Garels672/
Herels672/
Gorils671/
Harels671/
Arelse671/
Horles671/
Areels670/
Horlls670/
Hurriells670/

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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 Orrels
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis