Orthey Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Orthey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orthey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5901:136,45016,592
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
United States461:7,879,542351,394
France431:1,544,714145,815
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Orthey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orthey occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orthey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 449,013th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Orthey are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Orthey is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 136,450. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 51 percent live, Thuringia, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Orthey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orthey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orthey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orthey surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

Orthey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.6% more than the national average, earning $54,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorthey9245/
Orthy911,357/
Orthe91244/
Ortey9128/
Goorthey861/
Gorthy83511/
Arthey83289/
Horthy83181/
Orthet8366/
Ourthe8361/
Gorthe8344/
Orther8334/
Orteya8312/
Oorthy832/
Orthez832/
Horthe832/
Hortey831/
Orteyo831/
Gortey831/
Orteyi831/
Orthee831/
Orthes831/
Ourtey831/
Ohrthe831/
Orthue831/
Orthhe831/
Orte802,201/
Orty8038/
Horther7759/
Harthey7722/
Gourtey772/
Orthuys771/
Horthie771/
Artheys771/
Gorteya771/
Garthey770/
Ortez7316,167/
Ortea731,319/
Gorte731,091/
Ortet731,074/
Arthy731,056/
Orthi73916/
Ortes73559/
Orteu73448/
Horte73384/
Orter73322/
Ortay73215/
Gorty73194/
Horty73124/
Ortie73117/
Ortha7390/
Arthe7378/
Artey7344/
Ortee7342/
Ortte7323/
Ortyz7321/
Ortue7317/
Erthe7311/
Ortyo739/
Ortah739/
Ourte739/
Urthy737/
Erthy734/
Ortye733/
Oirte733/
Ertey732/
Ortei732/
Orted732/
Ourty731/
Ortae731/
Ortih731/
Ordte731/
Oerte731/
Ortoy731/
Oorthuys7173/
Harthy678,246/
Gorthi671,922/
Garthe671,229/
Horter671,036/
Aurthy67723/
Arther67713/
Ortuya67490/
Hortet67407/
Ortuyo67250/
Hartey67238/
Ortoyo67170/
Gortha67154/
Hortea67122/
Hortie67114/
Ortaay6765/
Hortes6764/
Gortay6755/
Aarthy6754/
Gourte6745/
Herthe6737/
Gartey6735/
Hurthe6731/
Hortha6728/
Härthe6726/
Ortgea6724/
Harthe6722/
Orteja6721/
Hoerty6720/
Ortach6719/
Hürthe6719/
Garthy6718/
Orthiz6715/
Hortez6715/
Hourte6715/
Orthis6713/
Hortge6713/
Gorteh6712/
Gortah6712/
Gortee6711/
Arthee6711/
Arthes679/
Arthay678/
Orteiz678/
Gourty678/
Gortue678/
Gortea678/
Ortejo677/
Hortay676/
Horthi675/
Gurthy675/
Arthie675/
Ortoye675/
Hortyo675/
Erteya675/
Ortoya675/
Ortiya675/
Hortyi675/
Aurtey674/
Ortich674/
Urther674/
Orteus674/
Aurthe674/
Arteyo673/
Gortie673/
Ortash673/
Oorter672/
Hortje672/
Gortoe672/
Arthue672/
Ortish672/
Orteha672/
Ourtes672/
Arthet672/
Orthai672/
Gortiy671/
Ourtha671/
Orteea671/
Orteje671/
Ortezz671/
Hurtey671/
Hoerte671/
Gurthe671/
Gortty671/
Goorty671/
Hourty671/
Hortee671/
Gortte671/
Ortett671/
Ourtih671/
Orteer671/
Uortyo671/
Ortuha671/
Hortoy671/
Herthy671/
Arhtey671/
Arthea671/
Arrthy671/
Hortei671/
Hertey670/
Arthoy670/
Gurtey670/
Ortest670/
Arttey670/
Oertte670/
Horrty670/
Orthas670/
Orteis670/

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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
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