Ortenberg Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Ortenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Israel541:158,47516,422
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Örtenberg (47) are calculated separately.

Ortenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortenberg (Russian: Ортенберг) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Örtenberg. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortenberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 978,274th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ortenberg reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ortenberg is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States Ortenberg is most common in: New York, where 34 percent reside, California, where 25 percent reside and Illinois, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Ortenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ortenberg last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ortenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $59,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ortenberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortenberg in the Russian language
Ортенбергortenberg-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ortenberg
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