Ortoz Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Ortoz 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".

Ortoz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ortoz 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

Ortoz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortoz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortoz? popularity and diffusion

Ortoz is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Ortoz is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ortoz are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Ortoz is primarily concentrated in: California, where 43 percent reside, New York, where 29 percent reside and Arizona, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 7 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 7 percent reside.

Ortoz Last Name Statistics demography

Ortoz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortoez911/
Orto89945/
Ortho801,173/
Ortoo80515/
Horto80277/
Ortuo80240/
Artoz80138/
Gorto8080/
Ortaz8064/
Ertoz8057/
Ortuz8017/
Ortos804/
Ourto804/
Osrto803/
Ortoś801/
Ortgo801/
Ortop801/
Ortoh801/
Ortoa801/
Ortoy801/
Ortãz801/
Artouz7315,248/
Hortop73367/
D'Orto73287/
Hortos7335/
Hourto7319/
Orthos7315/
Ourtou7311/
Ortose734/
Gourto732/
Gortto732/
Hortuo732/
Hortaz732/
Ortosh731/
Hertoz731/
Hortho731/
Hartoz731/
Gorrto731/
Orthod731/
Hortoh731/
Ortohe731/
Hortoy731/
Orthop731/
Șortoc731/
Hortuz731/
Orta6753,512/
Arto674,102/
Ortó67297/
Orthous6723/
Hourtou6718/
Gourtou6714/
Hortopp6710/
Hortosh670/
Orthout670/
Horrtoy670/

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