Olortegui Surname

55,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Olortegui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olortegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8,8111:3,607598
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Spain511:916,70735,562
Chile271:652,46215,367
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: Olórtegui (10), Olòrtegui (2) & Olorteguí (1) are calculated separately.

Olortegui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olortegui has its highest incidence in Peru. It may also occur as: Olórtegui, Olòrtegui or Olorteguí. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olortegui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olortegui is the 55,476th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 796,105 people. The last name Olortegui is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Olortegui reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Andean South America.

Olortegui is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 8,811 people, or 1 in 3,607. In Peru it is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 33 percent reside, Loreto Region, where 14 percent reside and Áncash Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Peru it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Olortegui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olortegui surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Olortegui earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 9.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $23,430,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.4% less than the national average, earning $23,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olórtegui9610/
Olòrtegui962/
Olorteguí961/
Olorteguis951/
Olortegue8942/
Olortigui8922/
Olortequi8915/
Olartegui8911/
Alortegui893/
Olorteguy891/
Olortigue78419/
Olorteaga781/
Olortiguez741/
Olortiga71651/
Olortique671/
Olòrtiga592/
Olórtiga592/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olortegui
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