Ortgies Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortgies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortgies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5301:151,89718,199
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ortgies (19) may also be a first name.

Ortgies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortgies is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortgies? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 479,498th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Ortgies are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 151,897. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 65 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Ortgies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortgies has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ortgies last name expanded 16,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ortgies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ortgies are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Ortgies earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.84% more than the national average, earning $53,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortgiese9344/
Ortgiess9340/
Ortgiehs9320/
Orthgies936/
Oirtgies932/
Ohrtgies930/
Oortgiese88103/
Orthgiess8814/
Ortgieß865/
Ortgier860/
Orgis83257/
Orges83216/
Oortgijs8031/
Orthgieß8019/
Ortguist801/
Orgish77199/
Ortgea7724/
Horges7717/
Hortge7713/
Orgese773/
Artges771/
Horgis771/
Hartges71150/
Hertges71105/
Hordges7140/
Oortjes719/
Oortgys711/
Horgess710/
Hartgie710/
Hargies710/
Arges67260/
Argis67146/
Orces67135/
Orzes6791/
Ortga6732/
Orgiz6711/
Orjes676/
Ordge674/
Orjis673/
Orsis672/
Artge671/
Orgez671/
Orcis671/
Hartgees671/
Orses671/

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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 Ortgies
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