Ortmann Surname

35,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortmann Surname Definition:

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

Ortmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,4351:7,040875
United States1,3421:270,08925,369
Argentina5341:80,0446,767
Poland2401:158,37022,385
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Denmark1821:31,0153,221
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Austria1351:63,0779,788
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia501:539,91440,287
Namibia411:58,7666,768
France391:1,703,147154,208
England341:1,638,76668,634
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Ortmann 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

Ortmann Last Name Facts

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

Ortmann (Russian: Ортманн) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,595th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 491,108 people. The surname Ortmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ortmann are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 11,435 people, or 1 in 7,040. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Ortmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ortmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ortmann surname increased 1,369 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ortmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ortmann surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ortmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 152.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,870 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.8% more than the national average, earning R 303,696 per year; in United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $44,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orthmann931,163/
Hortmann93463/
Ohrtmann93129/
Oertmann9396/
Oortmann9380/
Orttmann9342/
Gortmann9331/
Ortmannn931/
Ortman925,672/
Oehrtmann8816/
Horthmann8813/
Hosrtmann881/
Artmann864,842/
Hortman861,287/
Oortman86740/
Ertmann86682/
Orthman86299/
Gortman86227/
Ohrtman86154/
Orttman862/
Ortmane862/
Ortmant861/
Ordtman861/
Ortmand861/
Ortmanc861/
Oertman860/
Ortmaun860/
Ortmannová8230/
Hartmann80208,419/
Erdtmann80744/
Hertmann80138/
Arztmann80123/
Arthmann8067/
Oehrtman8050/
Erthmann8041/
Ardtmann8025/
Ehrtmann8017/
Oordtman8016/
Horthman804/
Oortmman801/
Erttmann801/
Eertmann801/
Horttman800/
Aertmann800/
Horrtman800/
Orthmannová781/
Artman773,499/
Ertman771,638/
Örtman7722/
Ortmon7710/
Ortmam772/
Hardtmann75278/
Harthmann75154/
Harttmann7557/
Garthmann7536/
Ortmanová7524/
Hartmannn7516/
Haurtmann7515/
Hhartmann751/
Hartmmann751/
Artthmann751/
Ourthmane751/
Hartman71109,978/
Gartman714,804/
Hertman71402/
Aartman71390/
Eertman71133/
Erdtman7198/
Arıtman7155/
Arthman7125/
Artmane7118/
Arztman7115/
Orthmam715/
Ahrtman714/
Erthman713/
Artmand711/
Artmain711/
Ardtman710/
Arttman710/
Hortmon710/
Hartmannová67502/
Hartmane67230/
Harthman67221/
Gardtman67108/
Haartman6790/
Hardtman6755/
Gaartman6753/
Garthman6714/
Garttman6710/
Harttman676/
Hartmant676/
Hartmman675/
Hartmannova675/
Hartmand672/
Hartmanh671/
Hartmain671/
Ardtmand671/
Hartmaun670/
Hartmasn670/

Ortmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortmann in the Russian language
Ортманнortmann-

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