Nortega Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Nortega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nortega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2361:428,97653,590
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nortega (59) may also be a first name.

Nortega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nortega occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nortega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 980,795th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Nortega occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Nortega reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.

The surname Nortega is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 428,976. In The Philippines Nortega is most numerous in: Caraga, where 34 percent live, Davao Region, where 19 percent live and Western Visayas, where 14 percent live. Not including The Philippines Nortega occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Venezuela, where 2 percent live.

Nortega Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nortega earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 40.32% more than the national average, earning $31,857,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noartega932/
Nortegas931/
Nortga921/
Norteg921/
Nortiga86222/
Nordega862/
Nouri Tega821/
Narteaga801/
Nortec776/
Nortek771/
Nortog771/
Nortag771/
Nortak771/
Nortke770/
Nyiratega751/
Nordtug71128/
Nortika7123/
Noratak7113/
Nortech7111/
Nordegg718/
Nortoca712/
Nortoka712/
Nyirategwa711/
Nortaki711/
Noretka711/
Noridga711/
Nortwig710/
Noritake674,915/
Nowrotek67420/
Noratika6722/
Noortekh6717/
Noritaka678/
Nyirateguya671/
Nouartak671/
Nordekha671/
Nordecka671/
Noritugo671/

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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 Nortega
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