Orth Surname
Approximately 25,673 people bear this surname
Orth Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Orth (the place), in Germany; descendant of Ort, a pet form of names beginning with Ort (point), as Ortgis and Ordwig.
Orth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,076 | 1:6,157 | 748 |
| United States | 8,448 | 1:42,905 | 5,259 |
| Brazil | 1,349 | 1:158,691 | 6,109 |
| Australia | 469 | 1:57,560 | 7,009 |
| France | 447 | 1:148,597 | 23,028 |
| Canada | 398 | 1:92,577 | 10,142 |
| Slovakia | 388 | 1:13,754 | 1,864 |
| Netherlands | 320 | 1:52,772 | 9,048 |
| Austria | 200 | 1:42,577 | 6,827 |
| Denmark | 90 | 1:62,719 | 6,319 |
| Switzerland | 79 | 1:103,961 | 11,033 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,730 | 1:29,028 | 3,536 |
The alternate forms: Örth (25) are calculated separately.
Orth (62) may also be a first name.
Orth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Orth (the place), in Germany; descendant of Ort, a pet form of names beginning with Ort (point), as Ortgis and Ordwig.
From the Danish, Orth; in the Domesday Book, Orthi; a personal name.
Orth Demographics
Average Orth Salary in
United States
$45,729 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orth occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Örth. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orth? popularity and diffusion
Orth is the 21,239th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 283,860 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Orth live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 62 people.
Orth is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 13,076 people, or 1 in 6,157. In Germany Orth is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Hesse, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Orth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Orth last name are 13.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.86% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Orth earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning 310,325 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning R 284,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $45,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $53,661 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Örth | 92 | 25 | / |
| Horth | 89 | 3,223 | / |
| Orthe | 89 | 244 | / |
| Ourth | 89 | 242 | / |
| Orths | 89 | 154 | / |
| Oerth | 89 | 63 | / |
| Ortch | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ordth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ortth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ort | 86 | 5,812 | / |
| Hoerth | 80 | 1,259 | / |
| Ourthe | 80 | 61 | / |
| Hortch | 80 | 21 | / |
| Hourth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Horthe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hosrth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gourth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohrthe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orthhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horths | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horrth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hort | 75 | 9,046 | / |
| Gort | 75 | 5,295 | / |
| Orts | 75 | 5,174 | / |
| Ohrt | 75 | 2,581 | / |
| Arth | 75 | 2,333 | / |
| Orte | 75 | 2,201 | / |
| Oort | 75 | 969 | / |
| Ortt | 75 | 824 | / |
| Erth | 75 | 55 | / |
| Ourt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ortd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Orht | 75 | 4 | / |
| Orhd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ordh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orrt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ojrt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Otrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ordt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uort | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oert | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orthová | 73 | 356 | / |
| Hortsch | 73 | 243 | / |
| Orthova | 73 | 26 | / |
| Horstch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Harth | 67 | 9,086 | / |
| Herth | 67 | 1,616 | / |
| Hörth | 67 | 1,185 | / |
| Hourt | 67 | 593 | / |
| Horte | 67 | 384 | / |
| Oorts | 67 | 365 | / |
| Oordt | 67 | 248 | / |
| Gordt | 67 | 220 | / |
| Hordt | 67 | 186 | / |
| Hortt | 67 | 161 | / |
| Hoort | 67 | 116 | / |
| Härth | 67 | 110 | / |
| Horts | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gordh | 67 | 82 | / |
| Arthe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Hoert | 67 | 57 | / |
| Huort | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ortìz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gohrt | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ohrts | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ortte | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gourt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ortts | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hordh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aarth | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ourte | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hosrt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gortt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oirte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goort | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ordte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horzt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Artch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orttz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ortïz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uojrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hgort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aerth | 67 | 0 | / |
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