Throughout the world, Orphanus (Orfan 
, Orfe 
, Orfano 
) is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine first name. The first name Orphanus is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare masculine name, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Syria. More prevalently, Orphanus is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Orfan | Italy, Nigeria, United States, Afghanistan, Argentina |
| Orfe | Nigeria, United States, Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Orfano | Italy, Philippines, United States, Argentina, Brazil |
| Orphanus | United States |