Amortegui Surname

96,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Amortegui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amortegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,6841:10,1991,064
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Amórtegui (18) are calculated separately.

Amortegui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amortegui occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Amórtegui. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amortegui? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,881st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,486,041 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Amortegui are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most widely held in Colombia, where it is held by 4,684 people, or 1 in 10,199. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 43 percent are found, Cundinamarca Department, where 28 percent are found and Tolima Department, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Venezuela, where 0 percent are found.

Amortegui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amortegui surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Amortegui earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 27.38% more than the national average, earning $28,918,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amórtegui9618/
Amortegi9410/
Amorteguy8924/
Amortequi8917/
Amortigui895/
Amortegue892/
Amartegui892/
Amortegvi891/
Amortigue788/
Omartegi715/

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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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  • 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 Amortegui
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