Cognomen Orten (Orten 
, Ортен 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Orten is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, Egypt, where it is a rare surname, and Sudan. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, the United States, and Algeria. Very seldom, Orten is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Orten | Norway, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, United States |
| Ортен | Russia |
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jiří orten Czech poet, CZ (b. 1919) |
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| james m. orten (b. 1904) |
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helge orten Norwegian politician, NO (b. 1966) |
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| bjarne orten Norwegian civil servant (b. 1919) |
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| einar orten (b. 1915) |
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| per eilert orten Norwegian author (b. 1954) |
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| øystein orten Norwegian writer (b. 1962) |
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