Cartey Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Cartey Surname Definition:

V. MacCarty = MacCarthy, q.v.

Cartey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England1051:530,64833,151
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
France81:8,302,840321,660
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Cartey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. MacCarty = MacCarthy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cartey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cartey is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 384,654th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Cartey live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Apart from Ghana this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Cartey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cartey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cartey surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cartey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cartey last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.96% registered with the party.

The amount Cartey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 257.7% more than the national average, earning R 850,032 per year and in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chartey921,048/
Carthey92206/
Carteya926/
Carttey921/
Carty9121,284/
Carte914,993/
Carter83665,686/
Cartes8314,641/
Carthy833,794/
Cartee832,787/
Kartey832,274/
Cartei83613/
Cortey83456/
Cartet83427/
Cartie83289/
Charte83259/
Cartez83175/
Cartay83157/
Charty83147/
Cartea8381/
Cartoy8339/
Cartoe8336/
Carthe8325/
Caarte8320/
Cartty8316/
Cartte8315/
Carteș834/
Scarte833/
Carrte832/
Cearte832/
Carteh832/
Cairty832/
Ccarty831/
Cartae831/
Carted831/
Carteu831/
Cartue831/
Cartuy831/
Caarty831/
Cearty831/
Zcarty831/
Carteş831/
Czarty831/
Zartey831/
Caerte831/
Carrty830/
Quartey7750,626/
Cartaya778,431/
Khartey77629/
Courtey77219/
Carther77197/
Cartter77125/
Corthey7792/
Carteus7763/
Cartaye7745/
Chartie7741/
Cairety7726/
Carterr7717/
Carrter7716/
Chartea7716/
Chearty7711/
Cartiea7711/
Carteer779/
Carthay777/
Chairty777/
Casrter776/
Carthee776/
Chartiy775/
Chartte774/
Ccarthy773/
Caarter773/
Cartejo773/
Cartayo773/
Chartty773/
Ccarter772/
Chharty772/
Sarthey772/
Hcarter772/
Carteia772/
Chortey772/
Chartee772/
Chartyo772/
Kcarter771/
Karttey771/
Catrter771/
Cartett771/
Carteux771/
Carthae771/
Cartoys771/
Chairte771/
Jhartey771/
Thcarte771/
Carteis771/
Charthy771/
Sarteyi771/
Chartoy771/
Caðarte771/
Karthey771/
Scarthe770/
Caharty770/
Ciarter770/
Caurter770/
Cccarty770/
Cairter770/
Carthie770/
Carteas770/
Carta7336,931/
Corte7314,194/
Sarte7310,724/
Karte731,037/
Carti73867/
Corty73690/
Karty73461/
Côrte73189/
Zarty73100/
Zarte7386/
Jarte7336/
Carté7316/
Qarte731/
Càrte731/
Chartiya7122/
Courthey7117/
Cartiyah7111/
D'Carter7110/
Cartayas715/
Cartheus715/
Chartaya714/
Charteji713/
Carteach713/
Charrtte712/
Chaharte712/
Chardtte712/
Carrther711/
Cairterr711/
Hccarthy711/
Ciarette711/
Chartteh711/
Cartayaz711/
Carthoys710/
Caurthes710/
Cartagie710/
Cortes67838,977/
Cortez67614,814/
Sartie676,514/
Courty673,972/
Cartas673,968/
Courte671,304/
Kartay671,039/
Corter671,016/
Kartoe67982/
Kortey67911/
Kartee67807/
Cortet67605/
Sartee67544/
Charti67441/
Karteh67429/
Sarthe67338/
Sartay67334/
Kartyo67323/
Cartis67322/
Côrtes67298/
Karthe67262/
Scorte67246/
Kharte67238/
Ziarty67214/
Cortay67188/
Chorte67175/
Cortie67155/
Cortea67151/
Kartye67142/
Zahrte67140/
Kartje67125/
Quarte67119/
Sarteh67119/
Cartau67112/
Charta67106/
Sarthy6799/
Quarty6794/
Cortje6783/
Zarter6774/
Karthy6769/
Cartou6760/
Cortte6752/
Cartaş6752/
Cartha6748/
Cartio6748/
Kartte6747/
Cortge6738/
Cartai6735/
Zartoe6731/
Cortee6729/
Searty6727/
Cartta6727/
Cartiş6727/
Cartiș6727/
Kartie6724/
Scarti6723/
Zarthe6723/
Sortey6721/
Cartaz6720/
Carthi6720/
Kharty6716/
Sartea6715/
Jartyś6713/
Ciarti6711/
Saurty6711/
Córtes6710/
Córtez679/
Hcarta678/
Saarte677/
Cartheush677/
Kaurte676/
Kartyś676/
Jaarte676/
Jarrte675/
Kaarte675/
Scarta675/
Cortty675/
Cartão675/
Cárter675/
Corted674/
Cartiz674/
Jartes674/
Kartys674/
Kartty673/
Cortei673/
Cartat673/
Jartys673/
Giarte673/
Zharte672/
Cortoe672/
Kairte672/
Casrta672/
Cartaa672/
Jartee672/
Kartue672/
Cartti672/
Cõrtes672/
Djarte672/
Caurti672/
Carthé672/
Cartés672/
Kaerty671/
Chartajee671/
Kartiy671/
Karhte671/
Chairttge671/
Cordte671/
Cortae671/
Cortys671/
Cotrte671/
Dcorte671/
Stcharter671/
Jartty671/
Cartah671/
Carrta671/
Zairty671/
Zearty671/
Côrtte671/
Kartei671/
Qartet671/
Sartoy671/
Cártes671/
Cártez671/
Cörtes671/
Ciorte671/
Ccartoyit671/
Cartaj671/
Cartit671/
Cartoi671/
Cartér671/
Czarta671/
Corthe671/
Zartei671/
Sartei671/
Sahrty671/
Txarte671/
Corteu671/
Cortyo671/
Sartte671/
Sartty671/
Chearette671/
Corthy670/
Tcorty670/
Jarter670/
Searte670/
Cartip670/

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