Ortwig Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ortwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Ortwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortwig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortwig? popularity and diffusion

Ortwig is the 1,257,535th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Ortwig is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Ortwig reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany Ortwig is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 15 percent are found and Thuringia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Ortwig occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Ortwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ortwig are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Ortwig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oertwig92338/
Hortwig9217/
Artwig832/
Hartwig7736,573/
Hertwig773,734/
Härtwig77561/
Gartwig772/
Hurtwig770/
Hartwieg7154/
Haertwig7143/
Hartwigh7116/
Hartwigk7114/
Oortwijk7110/
Hortwick717/
Hardtwig712/
Harttwig712/
Harrtwig712/
Harthwig711/
Hartweig711/
Hertweig710/
Oertwick710/
Artwik67259/
Erdwig6711/
Ertwik671/
Gorthwick671/

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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 Ortwig
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