Ortell Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ortell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4721:114,78313,746
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Örtell (10) are calculated separately.

Ortell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortell is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Örtell. Click here for further possible spellings of Ortell.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 443,157th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. Ortell occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Ortell live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 114,783. In South Africa Ortell is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 59 percent live, Northern Cape, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Ortell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ortell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ortell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ortell surname are 25.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.34% registered with the party.

The amount Ortell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.16% less than the national average, earning 234,775 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.63% more than the national average, earning R 317,544 per year and in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örtell9410/
Hortell9278/
Oertell9265/
Orthell921/
Orttell920/
Ortel911,518/
Oertel8312,392/
Hortel83636/
Ortelt83298/
Artell83295/
Ertell83206/
Orthel83160/
Orttel8396/
Gortel8393/
Ortael8314/
Orteld837/
Oortel833/
Urtell831/
Ourtel831/
Ortiel830/
Ortill830/
Ortl8010/
Hartell77893/
Hertell77336/
Gartell77240/
Ortegli77136/
Hoertel77135/
Oerthel77115/
Härtell7717/
Horthel779/
Hurtell776/
Artuell773/
Hörtell772/
Orthiel771/
Hortael771/
Aertell770/
Gurtell770/
Ertel7311,496/
Ortyl73930/
Ortil73834/
Artel73509/
Örtel73415/
Urtel73399/
Oertl73116/
Hortl735/
Ertll734/
Otrtl731/
Harrtell7111/
D'Artell712/
Haertell712/
Hartaell712/
Herttell712/
Aurthell711/
Hartiell711/
Hardtell711/
Herthell710/
Hertel6724,040/
Härtel678,991/
Artiel675,655/
Hartel674,937/
Artelt67968/
Hurtel67628/
Arteel67167/
Gartel67166/
Erthel6766/
Gurtel6763/
Ortlep6756/
Erdtel6739/
Aertel6735/
Hörtel6730/
Urthel6726/
Arteld6720/
Hortil6719/
Örtelt6711/
Artill673/
Arthel673/
Oertil671/
Hortelová671/
Hartelltt671/
Erttel671/

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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 Ortell
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