Ortman Surname

85,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ortman Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Ortman (point, man); one who acted as an arbitrator or referee.

Ortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6421:99,52211,060
Russia6301:228,76724,614
Poland2851:133,36419,490
Argentina2011:212,65417,530
Namibia1991:12,1082,279
South Africa1891:286,65527,999
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Sweden941:104,7537,572
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Israel141:611,26042,949
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
France41:16,605,680368,153
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:87,3379,059

The alternate forms: Örtman (22) are calculated separately.

Ortman (16) may also be a first name.

Ortman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Ortman (point, man); one who acted as an arbitrator or referee.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ortman Last Name Facts

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

Ortman (Georgian: ორტმან, Russian: Ортман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Örtman. Click here for further potential spellings of Ortman.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,099th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,284,828 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ortman live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 16 people.

Ortman is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,642 people, or 1 in 99,522. In The United States Ortman is primarily found in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Ortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ortman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ortman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ortman surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ortman surname are 22.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Ortman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.49% less than the national average, earning R 134,280 per year; in United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $44,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örtman9422/
Ortmann9214,839/
Hortman921,287/
Oortman92740/
Orthman92299/
Gortman92227/
Ohrtman92154/
Orttman922/
Ortmane922/
Ortmanc921/
Ortmand921/
Ordtman921/
Ortmant921/
Ortmaun920/
Oertman920/
Orthmann861,163/
Hortmann86463/
Ohrtmann86129/
Oertmann8696/
Oortmann8680/
Oehrtman8650/
Orttmann8642/
Gortmann8631/
Oordtman8616/
Horthman864/
Oortmman861/
Ortmannn861/
Horttman860/
Horrtman860/
Artman833,499/
Ertman831,638/
Ortmon8310/
Ortmam832/
Urtman830/
Ortmanová8024/
Oehrtmann8016/
Horthmann8013/
Ourthmane801/
Hosrtmann801/
Hartman77109,978/
Artmann774,842/
Gartman774,804/
Ertmann77682/
Hertman77402/
Aartman77390/
Gurtman77253/
Eertman77133/
Erdtman7798/
Arıtman7755/
Hurtman7747/
Arthman7725/
Artmane7718/
Arztman7715/
Orthmam775/
Ahrtman774/
Erthman773/
Artmain771/
Urthman771/
Artmand771/
Ardtman770/
Arttman770/
Hortmon770/
Ortmannová7530/
Hartmann71208,419/
Erdtmann71744/
Hartmane71230/
Harthman71221/
Hertmann71138/
Arztmann71123/
Hurtmann71117/
Gardtman71108/
Haartman7190/
Arthmann7167/
Hardtman7155/
Gaartman7153/
Gurtmann7148/
Erthmann7141/
Ardtmann7125/
Ehrtmann7117/
Garthman7114/
Garttman7110/
Harttman716/
Hartmant716/
Hartmman715/
Hartmand712/
Orthmannová711/
Hurthman711/
Hartmanh711/
Hartmain711/
Erttmann711/
Eertmann711/
Ardtmand711/
Aertmann710/
Hartmaun710/
Hartmasn710/
Hardtmann67278/
Harthmann67154/
Harttmann6757/
Garthmann6736/
Artmanová6721/
Hartmannn6716/
Haurtmann6715/
Artmanova675/
Artmam672/
Artthmann671/
Artmon671/
Hartmmann671/
Hurttmann671/
D'Hartman671/
Hhartmann671/
Hartmasen670/
Hartmaine670/
Ertmon670/
Ortmom670/

Ortman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortman in the Georgian language
ორტმანortman-
Ortman in the Russian language
Ортманortman-

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