Ortegon Surname

32,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Ortegon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortegon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9,1331:5,231770
Mexico4,3981:28,2231,870
United States2,5401:142,70014,799
Spain2391:195,61513,496
Venezuela891:339,3727,470
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ortegón (101) & Ortegòn (7) are calculated separately.

Ortegon (13) may also be a first name.

Ortegon Last Name Facts

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

Ortegon occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ortegón or Ortegòn. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ortegon.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortegon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,276th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 441,455 people. Ortegon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ortegon reside; 56 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Ortegon is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in Colombia, where it is held by 9,133 people, or 1 in 5,231. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Capital District, where 36 percent reside, Tolima Department, where 16 percent reside and Cundinamarca Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Colombia Ortegon occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Ortegon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortegon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ortegon surname increased 254,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ortegon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ortegon surname are 44.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Ortegon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $26,195,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $38,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortegón95101/
Ortegòn957/
Hortegon932/
Ortgegon931/
Orteagon931/
D'Ortegon881/
Orthegone880/
Ortegan8612/
Ortigon862/
Artegon861/
Ortegãn861/
Ortogon860/
Hortigon80133/
Ortigão71193/
Ortegam713/
Artigon711/
Hartegan67106/
Hortigón677/
Hertegan671/
Arteagan671/
Artegane671/
Hartigon670/
Hortigan670/
Harrtigon631/
Hourtigan631/
Ertogan579/
Ertagan577/
Artagan573/
Artigan571/
Hartigan536,825/
Hartagan53103/
Hertigan5320/
Artaghan5310/
Arthigan531/
Arthagan531/
Hartigun530/

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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
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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 Ortegon
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