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 is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Örtzen. Click here for further potential spellings of Ortzen.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortzen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ortzen is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ortzen occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Ortzen are found; 71 percent are found in Australasia and 71 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Ortzen is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia Ortzen is primarily found in: South Australia, where 100 percent reside. Barring Australia Ortzen is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside.

Ortzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortzen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ortzen last name decreased 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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