Hortell Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hortell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hortell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden771:127,8809,055
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Hörtell (2) are calculated separately.

Hortell Last Name Facts

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

Hortell is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hörtell. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hortell.

How Common Is The Last Name Hortell? popularity and diffusion

Hortell is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Hortell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hortell are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 127,880. In Sweden Hortell is primarily found in: Västerbotten County, where 73 percent live, Norrbotten County, where 16 percent live and Stockholm County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Sweden Hortell occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Hortell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hortell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörtell952/
Hjortell9317/
Ortell92771/
Hortel92636/
Hartell86893/
Hertell86336/
Hoertel86135/
Oertell8665/
Härtell8617/
Hjortel869/
Horthel869/
Hurtell866/
Orthell861/
Hortael861/
Orttell860/
Ortel831,518/
Hortl835/
Harrtell8011/
Chartell804/
Herttell802/
Hartaell802/
Haertell802/
Hardtell801/
Hartiell801/
Herthell800/
Hertel7724,040/
Oertel7712,392/
Härtel778,991/
Hartel774,937/
Hurtel77628/
Ortelt77298/
Artell77295/
Ertell77206/
Orthel77160/
Orttel7796/
Gortel7793/
Hörtel7730/
Hortil7719/
Ortael7714/
Örtell7710/
Orteld777/
Oortel773/
Urtell771/
Ourtel771/
Ortill770/
Ortiel770/
Hortelová751/
Hartelltt751/
Ortl7310/
Haertel712,394/
Hartill711,566/
Heurtel71852/
Hartelt71746/
Herthel71423/
Gartell71240/
Härtelt71149/
Ortegli71136/
Harteel71131/
Oerthel71115/
Hartiel71103/
Chartel7117/
Jartell719/
Hartelh716/
Herztel713/
Artuell713/
Harthel712/
Hertill711/
Orthiel711/
Härthel711/
Harteld711/
Hertael711/
Gurtell710/
Harttel710/
Aertell710/
Harrtel710/
Hartuel710/
Hartael710/
Herttel710/
Hartl6725,118/
Ertel6711,496/
Härtl674,151/
Hertl671,572/
Ortyl67930/
Ortil67834/
Artel67509/
Örtel67415/
Urtel67399/
Harthill67225/
Hartgill67137/
Oertl67116/
Hörtl6746/
Hurtl6736/
Hürtl6721/
Haerthel6718/
Harteltt676/
Chartiel675/
Ertll674/
Kharteel672/
D'Artell672/
Aurthell671/
Hártl671/
Haerttel671/
Otrtl671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hortell
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