Orten Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Orten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:809,06062,242
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Norway1211:42,4986,072
Israel391:219,42720,804
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Örten (617), Ortén (1) & Örtén (1) are calculated separately.

Orten (59) may also be a first name.

Orten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orten (Russian: Ортен) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as: Örten, Ortén or Örtén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 405,063rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The last name Orten is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Orten are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 36 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Norway, where 14 percent reside.

Orten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orten surname grew 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Orten are 30.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning 319,806 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.28% less than the national average, earning $35,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örten93617/
Ortén931/
Horten911,016/
Orthen91491/
Gorten9136/
Oerten917/
Orteen911/
Ortten911/
Oorten910/
Ortien910/
Ourten910/
Ortn891/
Örtén871/
Hortien8372/
Oorthen838/
Hortten831/
Hourten831/
Hoerten831/
Orthien830/
Erten8020,949/
Ortin803,711/
Arten80759/
Ortín8071/
Ortyn8047/
Ortem8041/
Urten8031/
Gortn807/
Hortn805/
Ortne801/
Ortìn801/
Ürten801/
Ortenová771/
Hourteng771/
Horthien771/
Garten733,015/
Harten732,315/
Herten731,149/
Hortin73985/
Arthen73342/
Arteen73275/
Hürten73252/
Ortina73212/
Aarten73181/
Ortion7373/
Ertien7338/
Gurten7335/
Artent7334/
Eerten7321/
Ortyna7321/
Arzten7320/
Örthen7319/
Artien7315/
Hurten7315/
Hortén7312/
Orthén7311/
Ortind739/
Ortyon739/
Orting736/
Gortin734/
Orthin734/
Oertin731/
Orteem731/
Gortén731/
Ourtne731/
Eurten730/
Hortem730/
Aurten730/
Ourtin730/
Urthen730/
Artend730/
Gourtn730/
Gortina67172/
Horting67169/
Gurteen67139/
Harthen67120/
Hartten6794/
Herteen6748/
Heerten6744/
Hardten6737/
Haerten6735/
Hourtin6714/
Erteğen6713/
Artteng6711/
Garteen676/
Artn672/
Hartend671/
Harteng671/
Artengh671/
Gartehn671/
Hartien671/
Ertheen671/
Erthien671/
Arthoen671/
Gurtten671/
Haurten671/
Harteen670/
Hortink670/
Herthen670/
Ortting670/
Gartten670/
Gaarten670/
Gourtin670/

Orten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orten in the Russian language
Ортенorten-

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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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  • 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 Orten
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