Ortelt Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Örtelt (11) are calculated separately.

Ortelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ortelt occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Örtelt. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortelt? popularity and diffusion

Ortelt is the 897,852nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname Ortelt occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ortelt are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany Ortelt is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent are found, Saxony, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Ortelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ortelt are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ortelt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örtelt9411/
Oertelt92281/
Ortel911,518/
Ertelt831,472/
Artelt83968/
Ortell83771/
Hortel83636/
Orthel83160/
Orttel8396/
Gortel8393/
Ortael8314/
Orteld837/
Oortel833/
Oertlt831/
Ourtel831/
Ortiel830/
Ortl8010/
Orteltová805/
Hartelt77746/
Hertelt77200/
Härtelt77149/
Ortegli77136/
Hortell7778/
Horthel779/
Arttelt779/
Erdtelt773/
Orthell771/
Hortael771/
Orthiel771/
Orttell770/
Ortyl73930/
Ortil73834/
Artel73509/
Hortl735/
Otrtl731/
Haertelt7119/
Harteltt716/
Artiel675,655/
Hartel674,937/
Artell67295/
Arteel67167/
Gartel67166/
Ortlep6756/
Erteld6742/
Arteld6720/
Hortil6719/
Arthel673/
Artlet671/
Hortelová671/
Ertlet671/
Hartelltt671/
Ortill670/

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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 Ortelt
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