Ortel Surname

259,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5221:154,22518,439
United States5061:716,32256,419
Poland1511:251,71431,602
France1001:664,22785,408
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Örtel (415) are calculated separately.

Ortel (26) may also be a first name.

Ortel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortel (Russian: Ортель) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Örtel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,061st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Ortel reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ortel is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 154,225. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Ortel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ortel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ortel surname rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ortel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ortel last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ortel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.32% less than the national average, earning R 129,936 per year; in United States they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $48,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.84% less than the national average, earning $23,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örtel93415/
Oertel9112,392/
Ortell91771/
Hortel91636/
Ortelt91298/
Orthel91160/
Orttel9196/
Gortel9193/
Ortael9114/
Orteld917/
Oortel913/
Ourtel911/
Ortiel910/
Ortl8910/
Ortegli83136/
Hoertel83135/
Oerthel83115/
Hortell8378/
Oertell8365/
Horthel839/
Hortael831/
Orthiel831/
Orthell831/
Orttell830/
Ertel8011,496/
Ortyl80930/
Ortil80834/
Artel80509/
Urtel80399/
Oertl80116/
Hortl805/
Otrtl801/
Hertel7324,040/
Härtel738,991/
Artiel735,655/
Hartel734,937/
Artelt73968/
Hurtel73628/
Artell73295/
Ertell73206/
Arteel73167/
Gartel73166/
Erthel7366/
Gurtel7363/
Ortlep7356/
Erdtel7339/
Aertel7335/
Hörtel7330/
Urthel7326/
Arteld7320/
Hortil7319/
Örtelt7311/
Örtell7310/
Arthel733/
Oertil731/
Erttel731/
Urtell731/
Ortill730/
Hortelová711/
Ertl6716,610/
Haertel672,394/
Ortlepp672,124/
Hartell67893/
Heurtel67852/
Hartelt67746/
Herthel67423/
Hertell67336/
Gartell67240/
Artl67202/
Härtelt67149/
Harteel67131/
Hartiel67103/
Örtl6745/
Härtell6717/
Arttelt679/
Hurtell676/
Hartelh676/
Herztel673/
Artuell673/
Harthel672/
Hörtell672/
Härthel671/
Urtl671/
Harteld671/
Hertael671/
Harttel670/
Arthuel670/
Aertell670/
Harrtel670/
Hartuel670/
Hartael670/
Herttel670/
Gurtell670/

Ortel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortel in the Russian language
Ортельortel-

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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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  • 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 Ortel
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