Oertzen Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oertzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oertzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oertzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oertzen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oertzen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Oertzen are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 64 percent reside, Hamburg, where 20 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Oertzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oertzen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Oertzen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goertzen934,219/
Ertzen9262/
Oerzen9225/
Ortzen927/
Oertgen86111/
Hertzen8641/
Aertzen862/
Goertzn861/
Erzen833,365/
Orzen8333/
Haertzen8076/
Goertsen8017/
Goertzan804/
Gaertzen801/
Goerczen801/
Herzen77130/
Horzen7792/
Ortsen7763/
Artzen7759/
Ertsen7715/
Orzenn7712/
Oerzon776/
Ertzan775/
Ohrzen771/
Örtzen771/
Eirzen771/
Goertchen752/
Aertsen71359/
Hertsen71116/
Hertzan7141/
Hartzen7136/
Hertzon7110/
Hertzén718/
Ortsuen716/
Ortseen714/
Orthzon711/
Hurtzen710/
Erzin6710,081/
Orzan671,984/
Aertssen67458/
Erzan67333/
Arzen6745/
Goertson6717/
Hertzson6716/
Orzon6713/
Erzyn677/
Erzon674/
Orzán672/
Aerdtsen671/
Örzen671/
Orzàn671/
Hertsoen671/
Gourtsen671/
Geartsen671/
Hoerchen670/

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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 Oertzen
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