Orta Surname

10,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Andorra

Orta Surname Definition:

Galician name spread throughout the Peninsula.

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Orta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico23,1451:5,363673
Venezuela8,9251:3,384498
United States7,5151:48,2315,845
Spain4,0791:11,4621,334
Cuba3,2941:3,498461
Turkey3,2601:23,8722,740
Puerto Rico6511:5,453357
Colombia5151:92,7653,473
Argentina3631:117,7509,945
France2821:235,54236,504
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Ecuador2221:71,6485,457
Italy1751:349,46741,477
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Uruguay811:42,3674,826
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Chile501:352,3299,825
Panama341:115,0664,183
Andorra261:3,225636
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria221:387,06540,442
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Òrta (2) are calculated separately.

Orta (301) may also be a first name.

Orta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Galician name spread throughout the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'vegetable garden' or 'piece of land where vegetables are grown'.

- horta

Orta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orta (Russian: Орта) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Òrta. For other potential spellings of Orta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,505th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 136,185 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Orta reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 507,810th most widely held given name globally, borne by 301 people.

Orta is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 23,145 people, or 1 in 5,363. In Mexico Orta is most frequent in: San Luis Potosí, where 18 percent are found, México, where 12 percent are found and Tamaulipas, where 11 percent are found. Barring Mexico this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Orta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orta surname increased 30,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Orta last name are 0.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Orta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 78% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,506 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $22,037,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $35,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.83% less than the national average, earning $38,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Òrta922/
Horta8944,320/
Ortaç897,250/
Ortea891,319/
Ortas89850/
Gorta89737/
Ortay89215/
Ortha8990/
Ortaz8964/
Ortga8932/
Ortah899/
Ourta896/
Ortat895/
Ortta895/
Ortaa892/
Orhta891/
Ortap891/
Oorta891/
Ortau891/
Ortoa891/
Ortaj891/
Ortai891/
Hortas801,144/
D'Orta80869/
Ortais80195/
Gortha80154/
Hortea80122/
Hortai8080/
Ortaay8065/
Gortay8055/
Ourtau8029/
Hourta8029/
Hortha8028/
Ortaat8025/
Ortach8019/
Hortta8014/
Gortah8012/
Hoerta808/
Gortea808/
Hortay806/
Hortúa804/
Gorhta803/
Ortash803/
Hortùa803/
Ourtas803/
Hortaz802/
Hortaç802/
Oireta802/
Gortaj802/
Orthai802/
Ourtha801/
Orteea801/
Hortau801/
Ortuha801/
Ortèga801/
Hortga801/
Orthas800/
Arta7511,290/
Orti753,970/
Orte752,201/
Erta751,503/
Orto75945/
Urta75532/
Ortó75297/
Ortí7574/
Orty7538/
Gourtay73236/
Orthaus73190/
Gorteau7350/
Ourtaud7312/
D'Horta7311/
Ortaggi739/
Hortais739/
Hortaut735/
Ortheau733/
Hortash732/
Gorrtha731/
Gorrtta731/
Horteau731/
Ourtaya731/
Gourtaa731/
Ourtass731/
Ortiz672,306,300/
Ortez6716,167/
Ortis676,593/
Artha675,817/
Gorti672,929/
Herta671,867/
Harta671,673/
Hurta671,609/
Horti671,581/
Ortíz671,501/
Orthy671,357/
Hortó671,338/
Ortho671,173/
Ourti671,113/
Gorte671,091/
Ortet671,074/
Ertay671,043/
Orthi67916/
Artaç67643/
Ortes67559/
Artaz67531/
Ortoo67515/
Artea67451/
Orteu67448/
Artas67416/
Artap67404/
Horte67384/
Orter67322/
Urtaç67283/
Horto67277/
Garta67269/
Artau67244/
Orthe67244/
Ortuo67240/
Gorty67194/
Artač67194/
Horty67124/
Ortie67117/
Gorto6780/
Urtaa6765/
Gurta6764/
Hortault6754/
Artaa6746/
Ortee6742/
Urtea6741/
Artah6737/
Ertha6734/
Artay6730/
Ortey6728/
Artai6728/
Ortte6723/
Ortyz6721/
Härta6720/
Gourtaya6717/
Gortheau6715/
Hoortash6714/
Ortoz6714/
Ortio6712/
Ortyo679/
Ourte679/
Artaj675/
Ortos674/
Aarta674/
Ourto674/
Ortís674/
Ortés674/
Arhta673/
Osrto673/
Ortéz673/
Artta673/
Oirte673/
Urtha672/
Eerta672/
Aerta672/
Aurta672/
Ortii672/
Ortei672/
Ortid672/
Artéa672/
Ertağ672/
Orted672/
Oorti672/
Oerti671/
Ourty671/
Ortgo671/
Ortih671/
Ortit671/
Ordte671/
Ertah671/
Urrta671/
Urtta671/
Ortop671/
Ertau671/
Ortoh671/
Ortti671/
Oerte671/
Hourtach671/
Hourteau671/
Ortoy671/
Ortoś671/
Ortãz671/
Ortız671/
Urhta671/
Artìa671/
Horté671/
Urtoa671/
Horthaus670/

Orta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orta in the Russian language
Ортаorta-

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