Ortscheit Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ortscheit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ortscheit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ortscheit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ortscheit is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ortscheit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ortscheit are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland Ortscheit is most frequent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 67 percent live and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 33 percent live. Not including Switzerland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortscheidt | 95 | 3 | / |
| Ortscheid | 89 | 250 | / |
| Ortschitt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hortchet | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ortcheid | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ertzscheidt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ortche | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orchet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Orchei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ordscheid | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ortshceid | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ortschaid | 78 | 0 | / |
| Uortchi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Orchitt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Orchete | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orchett | 75 | 0 | / |
| Archeit | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ertzscheid | 74 | 150 | / |
| Orchi | 71 | 1,689 | / |
| Orche | 71 | 375 | / |
| Ortse | 71 | 79 | / |
| Gourtche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hourtche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourchet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Orchseth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Horchi | 67 | 367 | / |
| Horche | 67 | 207 | / |
| Archet | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ortser | 67 | 147 | / |
| Orchid | 67 | 141 | / |
| Archit | 67 | 130 | / |
| Ortsee | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ortsea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Orchie | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gorche | 67 | 22 | / |
| Uortse | 67 | 17 | / |
| Archei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gorchi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ortsey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oorchi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Orchii | 67 | 12 | / |
| Artsit | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ortsue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ortsis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orchai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Orchee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orcheï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Urchit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orceia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hortshuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orchea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ortsiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ortcha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Artche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hortse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourtchie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Orcuit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Orchey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hartshett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ortscheit
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