Hortelius Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hortelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hortelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Hortelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hortelius is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hortelius? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Hortelius are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Hortelius is most common in: Stockholm County, where 71 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 29 percent live. Barring Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live.

Hortelius Last Name Statistics demography

Hortelius earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjortelius953/
Hortelus949/
Hartelius89388/
Ortelus8826/
Herthelius8414/
Artelius8228/
Örtelius828/
Orthelus821/
Jartelius7854/
Hartelust7834/
Horteloup7825/
Gartelius7810/
Ortilus7559/
Ortelau751/
Hortelão7138/
Hertilus719/
Jortilus713/
Hartelau711/
Ertilus63117/
Artilus6356/
Ortelão631/
Heurtielou631/
Orteloo631/
Harteloo5981/
Arthylus591/
Hortilho591/
Ortilho506/

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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
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  • 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 Hortelius
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