Orteja Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Orteja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orteja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Orteja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orteja is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orteja? popularity and diffusion

Orteja is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Orteja live; 71 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Orteja is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Orteja is primarily found in: California, where 25 percent are found, Washington, where 25 percent are found and Texas, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Orteja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orteja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orteja last name increased 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orteja Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orteja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 58.1% more than the national average, earning $35,892,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.63% less than the national average, earning $34,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortea911,319/
Orteza833,844/
Hortea83122/
Orteca8380/
Ortesa8325/
Ortgea8324/
Orteya8312/
Arteja8310/
Gortea838/
Ortejo837/
Ortija832/
Orteha832/
Orteea831/
Orteje831/
Horteza77281/
Gorteza77110/
Harteja7740/
Orteiza7713/
Ortesga777/
Ortieza776/
Arteaja773/
Ortegea773/
Ortecea771/
Ortezaa771/
Garteja771/
Gorteya771/
Ortegia771/
Artea73451/
Orteu73448/
Ortay73215/
Ortie73117/
Ortee7342/
Urtea7341/
Ortey7328/
Ortue7317/
Ortye733/
Ortei732/
Ortaa732/
Ortae731/
Ortau731/
Ortoa731/
Ortaj731/
Ortai731/
Hortegia713/
Orteggia711/
Horteiza711/
Ortiza671,091/
Orthey67758/
Arteza67618/
Ortuya67490/
Ortica67263/
Arteca67229/
Ortais67195/
Hartea6793/
Hortai6780/
Ortaay6765/
Hertea6756/
Gortay6755/
Artesa6748/
Orteso6747/
Artaja6730/
Ourtau6729/
Gartea6725/
Ortezo6722/
Artija6714/
Gortee6711/
Arteia6711/
Orteiz678/
Ortijo678/
Gortue678/
Hortay676/
Ortisa676/
Gurtej675/
Hartej675/
Ortoye675/
Erteya675/
Ortoya675/
Ortiya675/
Orteus674/
Hortúa674/
Gortie673/
Ortaji673/
Orteco673/
Hortùa673/
Hurtea672/
Gortoe672/
Șurtea672/
Arteha672/
Artejo672/
Gortaj672/
Orthai672/
Hortey671/
Ertaja671/
Orteyo671/
Hortau671/
Gortey671/
Artead671/
Artiea671/
Arztea671/
Hortee671/
Ortuha671/
Ortèga671/
Ortajo671/
Orteyi671/
Orthee671/
Ourtey671/
Artoja671/
Arrtea671/
Orthue671/
Ortoia671/
Urtija671/
Arthea671/
Hortei671/
Orteis670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Orteja
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