Ortscheit Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ortscheit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortscheit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortscheidt953/
Ortscheid89250/
Ortschitt890/
Hortchet820/
Ortcheid820/
Ertzscheidt8014/
Ortche802/
Orchet802/
Orchei801/
Ordscheid781/
Ortshceid781/
Ortschaid780/
Uortchi7518/
Orchitt758/
Orchete752/
Orchett750/
Archeit750/
Ertzscheid74150/
Orchi711,689/
Orche71375/
Ortse7179/
Gourtche711/
Hourtche711/
Gourchet710/
Orchseth710/
Horchi67367/
Horche67207/
Archet67201/
Ortser67147/
Orchid67141/
Archit67130/
Ortsee6729/
Ortsea6728/
Orchie6727/
Gorche6722/
Uortse6717/
Archei6715/
Gorchi6714/
Ortsey6714/
Oorchi6713/
Orchii6712/
Artsit6711/
Ortsue676/
Ortsis676/
Orchai676/
Orchee675/
Orcheï674/
Urchit673/
Orceia672/
Hortshuis671/
Orchea671/
Ortsiz671/
Ortcha671/
Artche671/
Ourche671/
Ourchi671/
Hortse671/
Gourtchie670/
Orcuit670/
Orchey670/
Hartshett670/

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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
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  • 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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