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
The last name Orth is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Örth. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orth? popularity and diffusion
The last name Orth is the 21,239th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 283,860 people. The last name Orth is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Orth live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Orth is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 62 people.
The last name Orth is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 13,076 people, or 1 in 6,157. In Germany Orth is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Hesse, where 23 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent are found. Beside Germany Orth exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Orth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Orth last name 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 US average, with 59.86% 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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