Ortzen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Ortzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

The alternate forms: Örtzen (1) are calculated separately.

Ortzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ortzen has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also occur as: Örtzen. For other possible spellings of Ortzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Ortzen live; 71 percent live in Australasia and 71 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 100 percent live. Besides Australia it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live.

Ortzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortzen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örtzen941/
Oertzen92139/
Gortzen92100/
Orzen9133/
Horzen8392/
Ortsen8363/
Ertzen8362/
Artzen8359/
Oerzen8325/
Orzenn8312/
Ortgen8310/
Ohrzen831/
Gartzen7762/
Hertzen7741/
Hartzen7736/
Ortsuen776/
Ortseen774/
Aertzen772/
Ortzion771/
Orthzon771/
Hurtzen770/
Erzen733,365/
Orzan731,984/
Arzen7345/
Orzon7313/
Orzán732/
Orcen731/
Orzàn731/
Örzen731/
Haertzen7176/
Gourtsen711/
Hartzend710/
Hartzgen710/
Ortsin671,323/
Herzen67130/
Harzen6796/
Artsen6752/
Orchen6743/
Ertsen6715/
Ohrzén6715/
Orczán6713/
Artzén6711/
Aarzen677/
Oerzon676/
Arzeen675/
Ertzan675/
Horzon674/
Horzan673/
Artzin672/
Orczan672/
Horzyn672/
Horzin671/
Ohrzan671/
Oortgysen671/
Örtgen671/

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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 Ortzen
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