Oortman Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oortman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3981:136,12515,765
Netherlands2501:67,54911,526
Belgium261:442,17945,013
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Oortman (19) may also be a first name.

Oortman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oortman has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oortman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 457,199th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Oortman are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Oortman is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 136,125. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 37 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent live and Northern Cape, where 20 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 34 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Oortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oortman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oortman Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Oortman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.17% less than the national average, earning R 111,288 per year and in United States they earn 36.57% more than the national average, earning $58,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oortmann9380/
Oordtman9316/
Oortmman931/
Ortman925,672/
Ortmann8614,839/
Hortman861,287/
Orthman86299/
Gortman86227/
Ohrtman86154/
Ortmane862/
Orttman862/
Ortmanc861/
Ortmand861/
Ordtman861/
Ortmant861/
Ortmaun860/
Oertman860/
Orthmann801,163/
Hortmann80463/
Ohrtmann80129/
Oertmann8096/
Oehrtman8050/
Orttmann8042/
Gortmann8031/
Horthman804/
Ortmannn801/
Horrtman800/
Horttman800/
Artman773,499/
Ortmon7710/
Ortmam772/
Urtman770/
Ortmanová7524/
Oehrtmann7516/
Horthmann7513/
Ourthmane751/
Hosrtmann751/
Hartman71109,978/
Artmann714,842/
Gartman714,804/
Aartman71390/
Gurtman71253/
Arıtman7155/
Hurtman7147/
Ortmannová7130/
Arthman7125/
Artmane7118/
Arztman7115/
Orthmam715/
Ahrtman714/
Urthman711/
Artmain711/
Artmand711/
Hortmon710/
Arttman710/
Ardtman710/
Hartmann67208,419/
Hartmane67230/
Harthman67221/
Arztmann67123/
Hurtmann67117/
Gardtman67108/
Haartman6790/
Arthmann6767/
Hardtman6755/
Gaartman6753/
Gurtmann6748/
Ardtmann6725/
Garthman6714/
Garttman6710/
Harttman676/
Hartmant676/
Hartmman675/
Hartmand672/
Orthmannová671/
Hurthman671/
Hartmanh671/
Hartmain671/
Ardtmand671/
Hartmaun670/
Hartmasn670/

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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 Oortman
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