Oertelt Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oertelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oertelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2441:329,94032,749
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oertelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oertelt occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oertelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 935,326th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Oertelt are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 329,940. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Oertelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oertelt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oertelt Last Name Statistics demography

Oertelt earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.44% less than the national average, earning $30,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oertel9212,392/
Ertelt921,472/
Ortelt92298/
Oertlt921/
Hertelt86200/
Hoertel86135/
Oerthel86115/
Oertell8665/
Goertel8659/
Erdtelt863/
Ooertel862/
Oertl83116/
Oerteltová826/
Haertelt8019/
O'Ertell801/
Goertell801/
Hoerztel800/
Artelt77968/
Erteld7742/
Aertel7735/
Örtelt7711/
Orteld777/
Oertil771/
Ertlet771/
Oertelová752/
Goerdttel751/
Haertel712,394/
Hartelt71746/
Härtelt71149/
Arttelt719/
Gaertel716/
Aertell710/
Haerthel6718/
Oertlová676/
Harteltt676/
Eartlett673/
Haertell672/
Haerttel671/
Hertlett670/

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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 Oertelt
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