Ortem Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ortem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ortem (31) may also be a first name.

Ortem Last Name Facts

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

Ortem (Russian: Ортем) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ortem.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ortem live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ortem is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orteem911/
Hortem910/
Ertem8013,843/
Artem801,336/
Orten80865/
Ortim8091/
Ürtem805/
Urtem801/
Ortne801/
Ortemova771/
Horten731,016/
Orthen73491/
Ortyom73296/
Arteme7346/
Gorten7336/
Hartem7331/
Hertem7324/
Ortiom7322/
Arthem739/
Gartem739/
Arttem735/
Orteen731/
Orrtim731/
Uortim731/
Erteim731/
Ortten731/
Orthym731/
Ortime731/
Ourtne731/
Arteum731/
Artiem731/
Ortimg730/
Ortien730/
Oorten730/
Ourten730/
Arteam730/
Hortien6772/
Oorthen678/
Harteam674/
Hartiem671/
Ortn671/
Artheme671/
Harteme671/
Hourten671/
Hortten671/
Hurtgem670/
Orthien670/
Hartemd670/
Harthem670/

Ortem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortem in the Russian language
Ортемortem-

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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 Ortem
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