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

Orthen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Örthen, Orthén or Örthén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 624,505^th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Orthen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Orthen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Orthen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 169,129. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Orthen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Orthen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Orthen surname rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.