Ort Surname

83,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ort Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Orth (the place), in Germany; descendant of Ort, a pet form of names beginning with Ort (point), as Ortgis and Ordwig.

Ort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5371:142,86914,811
Germany1,3191:61,0357,845
Russia8031:179,48120,148
Czechia2701:39,3836,516
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Slovakia911:58,64211,313
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
France611:1,088,897118,069
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
England241:2,321,58686,519
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Austria101:851,54467,454
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
India61:127,844,230863,365
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6471:77,6188,243

The alternate forms: Ört (519) are calculated separately.

Ort (91) may also be a first name.

Ort Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Orth (the place), in Germany; descendant of Ort, a pet form of names beginning with Ort (point), as Ortgis and Ordwig.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ort (Russian: Орт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ört. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ort.

How Common Is The Last Name Ort? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,312th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,253,879 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Ort are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 998,282nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 91 people.

The last name Ort is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,537 people, or 1 in 142,869. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Ort is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.

Ort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ort has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ort Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ort surname is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ort are 25.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ort earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $52,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ört89519/
Orth8625,673/
Hort869,046/
Gort865,295/
Orts865,174/
Ohrt862,581/
Orte862,201/
Oort86969/
Ortt86824/
Ourt8612/
Orht864/
Ortd864/
Ojrt862/
Orrt862/
Ordt861/
Uort861/
Oert861/
Orzt861/
Otrt861/
Oyrt861/
Or8025,719/
Horth753,223/
Hourt75593/
Horte75384/
Oorts75365/
Oordt75248/
Orthe75244/
Ourth75242/
Gordt75220/
Hordt75186/
Hortt75161/
Orths75154/
Hoort75116/
Horts75106/
Oerth7563/
Hoert7557/
Huort7556/
Ortìz7551/
Gohrt7532/
Ohrts7528/
Ortte7523/
Gourt7514/
Ortts7513/
Ourte759/
Hosrt755/
Gortt754/
Oirte753/
Goort752/
Ourts751/
Ortch751/
Ordte751/
Ordth751/
Hoirt751/
Horzt751/
Gorht751/
Orttz751/
Horht751/
Ortïz751/
Goyrt751/
Ortth751/
Uojrt751/
Horrt750/
Hgort750/
Eoert750/
Orr6789,440/
Ore6742,874/
Hor6716,645/
Gor6715,590/
Art6715,374/
Ord677,606/
Oor672,083/
Ohr671,623/
Hoerth671,259/
Our67939/
Ert67799/
Uor67777/
Orz67378/
Hoerdt67319/
Ortová67317/
Orh67207/
Orp67143/
Urt6773/
Orø6766/
Hourtz6764/
Ourthe6761/
Hoiret6750/
Ortova6742/
Otr6735/
Hoertt6731/
Oir6724/
Ojr6724/
Hortch6721/
Hourte6715/
Oyr679/
Osr678/
Hourth674/
Hosrth672/
Horthe672/
Gourth671/
Hourts671/
Orș671/
Ohrthe671/
Ourhts671/
Orthhe671/
Horths671/
Horrtt670/
Horrth670/

Ort Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ort in the Russian language
Ортort-

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