Hortega Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Hortega Surname User-submission:

Many researchers tell that the origin of this surname comes from the name of Ortega, the daughter of King Ramiro II of León, in nowadays Spain.

This woman was married to one of the soldiers coming form France with the Dukes of Bretagne to help fight the moors, and their children used her name as their surname from then.

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Hortega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Portugal851:122,5685,627
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Panama61:652,04310,051
Curaçao41:39,312638
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Hortega (86) may also be a first name.

Hortega Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Many researchers tell that the origin of this surname comes from the name of Ortega, the daughter of King Ramiro II of León, in nowadays Spain.

This woman was married to one of the soldiers coming form France with the Dukes of Bretagne to help fight the moors, and their children used her name as their surname from then.

- sergio712

Hortega Last Name Facts

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

Hortega is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hortega? popularity and diffusion

Hortega is the 634,180th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. Hortega occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hortega are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Luso-South America. Hortega is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname Hortega is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 1,209,460. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 50 percent live, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 21 percent live and Paraná, where 8 percent live. Apart from Brazil it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 19 percent live and Portugal, where 18 percent live.

Hortega Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hortega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $25,617,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 60.01% less than the national average, earning $17,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hortegas939/
Hortegat933/
Horthega931/
Horteaga931/
Ortega921,327,950/
Horttegga881/
Ortegas86557/
Ortegat86143/
Orthega8683/
Orteaga8671/
Orttega8611/
Ortegaz869/
Ortegaa869/
Ortgega868/
Ortesga867/
Oortega866/
Ortiega866/
Oertega865/
Orteiga865/
Ortegga864/
Orrtega864/
Orteega864/
Otrtega863/
Ortegea863/
Gortega863/
Hertega863/
Ortaega862/
Ortehga862/
Ordtega861/
Hurtega861/
Ortegay861/
Hortege861/
Harteaga803/
Hurteaga802/
D'Ortega802/
Hortigas801/
Orthegas801/
Ortego776,601/
Ortiga772,245/
Artega771,292/
Ortaga7760/
Ortéga7723/
Ortege7721/
Urtega778/
Ortoga773/
Òrtega772/
Örtega771/
Ortèga771/
Ortegy770/
Arteaga71243,969/
Urteaga714,256/
Ortigas711,642/
Ortegui7130/
Artegas7126/
Artiega7110/
Artegea716/
Ortegoz716/
Artaega715/
Ortigaa715/
Artehga713/
Arteuga713/
Ourtiga712/
Ortigoa712/
Arteega712/
Hartege711/
Artegga711/
Erteaga711/
Arteiga711/
Arttega711/
Hartaga711/
Hartiga711/
Hortigo711/
Hertiga711/
Ortigaz711/
Orteggi711/
Oirtiga711/
Árteaga711/
Hartego711/
Orteago710/
Ortaiga710/
Orthego710/
Arteagas6793/
Aarteaga675/
Artteaga674/
Artheaga673/
Arrteaga672/
Arteagaz671/
Arteagaj671/
Aerteaga671/
Hartigay671/
Arteagau670/

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