Ortmeier Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortmeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7721:104,28212,903
United States4081:888,38067,160
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Austria201:425,77243,235
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ortmeier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ortmeier is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortmeier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,199th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. Ortmeier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ortmeier are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ortmeier is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 104,282. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent are found, Bavaria, where 43 percent are found and Thuringia, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Ortmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortmeier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ortmeier surname expanded 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ortmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ortmeier surname are 43.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.2% being registered to vote for the party.

Ortmeier earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.16% more than the national average, earning $50,122 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ortmeier
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