Ortiiz Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Ortiiz Surname User-submission:

A Spanish surname. It means "son of Orti". The given name Orti seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Latin 'fortis', meaning, "brave, strong" or Latin fortunius, meaning, "fortunate".

Ortiiz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
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The alternate forms: Ortiíz (1) & Órtiíz (1) are calculated separately.

Ortiiz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname. It means "son of Orti". The given name Orti seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Latin 'fortis', meaning, "brave, strong" or Latin fortunius, meaning, "fortunate".

- David Ortiz De La Torre
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Ortiiz Demographics

Average Ortiiz Salary in
United States

$29,464 USD

Per year
Rank:
996,979 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.41834E-6
Rank: 891,649 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
68.28%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Ortiiz Last Name Facts

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

Ortiiz is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ortiíz or Órtiíz. Click here for other potential spellings of Ortiiz.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortiiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ortiiz is the 2,605,694th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ortiiz live; 44 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname Ortiiz is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 8,866,158. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Coahuila, where 14 percent live, Sonora, where 14 percent live and Chihuahua, where 7 percent live. Other than Mexico Ortiiz exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Ortiiz Last Name Statistics demography

Ortiiz earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortiíz941/
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Ortiez8328/
Ortyiz835/
Ortie73117/
Ortji733/
Ortié731/
Hortie67114/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ortiiz
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