Orths Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Orths Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orths Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Orths Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orths has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orths? popularity and diffusion

Orths is the 1,409,418th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Orths reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Orths Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Orths has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orths Last Name Statistics demography

Orths earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horths911/
Orth8925,673/
Orts895,174/
Horth803,223/
Oorts80365/
Orthe80244/
Ourth80242/
Gorts80218/
Horts80106/
Ortse8079/
Ohrts8028/
Ortts8013/
Ourts801/
Ortch801/
Ordth801/
Oerts801/
Ortth801/
Erths801/
Ortzs800/
Ort755,812/
Goorts73535/
Gorchs73504/
Gordts73435/
Horsts73312/
Ourthe7361/
Hortch7321/
Uortse7317/
Hourth734/
Harths733/
Hosrth732/
Horthe732/
Gortts732/
Ortche732/
Hortst731/
Horchs731/
Hortse731/
Hourts731/
Ohrthe731/
Ourhts731/
Orthhe731/
Hoerts731/
Gourth731/
Orthdx731/
Ourzts730/
Gortzs730/
Horrth730/
Arts6712,672/
Hort679,046/
Gort675,295/
Ohrt672,581/
Arth672,333/
Orte672,201/
Oort67969/
Ortt67824/
Orch67742/
Ortz67564/
Orthová67356/
Erts67315/
Hortsch67243/
Orthova6726/
Ourt6712/
Gortsch676/
Orhz675/
Ortd674/
Orht674/
Orhd673/
Orrt672/
Ojrt672/
Ordh672/
Horstch672/
Orzh672/
Ortsova671/
Ordt671/
Urts671/
Uort671/
Oortgys671/
Orcs671/
Ärts671/
Orzt671/
Otrt671/
Oyrt671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orths
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