Ortwerth Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

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

Ortwerth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortwerth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ortwerth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortwerth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortwerth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,148,257th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Ortwerth are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ortwerth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 61 percent live, New Mexico, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Ortwerth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ortwerth are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.

Ortwerth earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.49% more than the national average, earning $55,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Artwerth880/
Ortwer86228/
Ortweir801/
Horthworth780/
Ortuer711/
Artwear674/
Gartwer671/
Orduer5716/
Gardwer535/
Gorduer531/
Hardweir5013/
Hardwear5012/
Hardwier501/
Hordward500/

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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 Ortwerth
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