Where Does The Last Name Orthen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Orthen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Örthen, Orthén or Örthén. For other potential spellings of Orthen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orthen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 624,505^th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Orthen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 476 people, or 1 in 169,129. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Orthen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Orthen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orthen last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.