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Family name Orta (Orta , אורטה ) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Orta is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Puerto Rico, where it is quite a common surname, Mexico, and Venezuela. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. Much less frequently, Orta is the forename as well as the last name.