In Croatia, Orlando families are mainly Croats (from Velika Gorica ), less frequently Italians (from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje and Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Orlando live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Momjan (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Rijeka (<5), Vrsar in Rovinj area (<5), and in Jadranovo (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Orlando (including: Horlando , Orlandho ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Orlando " is used by some 30000 people in Italy , about 20000 in the United States , and some 20000 people in Brazil.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.