Ortu Surname

219,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0321:59,26010,603
France4171:159,28724,743
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England271:2,063,63279,942
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Ortú (2) are calculated separately.

Ortu (415) may also be a first name.

Ortu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ortu (Russian: Орту) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Ortú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,513th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,911,726 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ortu are found; 56 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent are found in Italic Europe. Ortu is also the 422,034th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 415 people.

The last name Ortu is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 59,260. In Italy Ortu is most numerous in: Sardinia, where 80 percent live, Lombardy, where 5 percent live and Lazio, where 4 percent live. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Ortu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ortu last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Ortu earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning €24,396 per year; in United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning $43,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ortú922/
Orteu89448/
Hortu89126/
Ortuğ8933/
Ortus8928/
Ortuz8917/
Gortu8916/
Ortuu894/
Oertu894/
Ortup892/
Ortut891/
Ortau891/
Hortus8033/
Ourtau8029/
Ourtou8011/
Gorthu807/
Orteus804/
Orthus803/
Ortuha801/
Hortau801/
Ortutt801/
Hortup801/
Hortuz801/
Ourtui801/
Artu75651/
Ortó75297/
Ertu7513/
Urtu751/
Orthaus73190/
Orthous7323/
Hourtou7318/
Gourtou7314/
Ourtaud7312/
Horteux738/
Hortaut735/
Orthuys731/
Orthout730/
Artus675,702/
Artuç673,957/
Artuz673,143/
Gurtu671,903/
Artut671,525/
Hortó671,338/
Artuğ67860/
Ortoo67515/
Artau67244/
Oorthuis67186/
Gartu6792/
Hertu6782/
Oorthuys6773/
Artui6755/
Hortault6754/
Artup6735/
Hartu6723/
Arthu6719/
Artuj6715/
Hurtu6711/
Artou678/
Artud677/
Arteu675/
Arttu673/
Artuy673/
Ertuy673/
Urtus672/
Ertui672/
Artux672/
Urteu672/
Ertau671/
Artuh671/
Erhtu671/
Utrtu671/
Horthaus670/

Ortu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ortu in the Russian language
Ортуortu-

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Footnotes

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