Cordts Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cordts Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'short' in German. From North-Eastern Germany.

Cordts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1761:68,4578,761
United States7981:454,20938,852
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Cordts Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'short' in German. From North-Eastern Germany.

- lucine

Cordts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cordts is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,090th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Cordts live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,176 people, or 1 in 68,457. In Germany Cordts is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 39 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live and Hamburg, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Cordts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cordts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cordts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cordts last name are 11.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cordts earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 63.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,117 per year and in United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coordts9249/
Coerdts9216/
Cortdts921/
Courdts921/
Corts913,652/
Cords912,263/
Cordt91993/
Courts833,135/
Kordts83464/
Cordtz83295/
Coerts83153/
Coords83125/
Coordt83112/
Curdts8388/
Cortts8348/
Coorts8338/
Coerds8315/
Courdt839/
Cortse834/
Csords833/
Cordth832/
Cortës832/
Chorts831/
Cordte831/
Corrts831/
Cortės831/
Cortzs830/
Courds830/
Cort804,330/
Cord802,487/
Courths775/
Chordsh772/
Scoords770/
Courrts770/
Court7326,189/
Corte7314,194/
Curts731,301/
Kordt73984/
Korts73381/
Coord73295/
Cohrt73288/
Coort73279/
Cortz73204/
Corth73116/
Sorts73104/
Kords7388/
Curds7368/
Cordz7356/
Sords7345/
Cordì7315/
Cards739/
Cortt738/
Courd733/
Cardt733/
Carts732/
Cordh732/
Corrt732/
Jorts732/
Corzs732/
Corcs731/
Cordd731/
Jords731/
Cortc731/
Côrts731/
Corht731/
Cuort730/
Cordtová711/
Koerts671,387/
Courte671,304/
Koorts671,053/
Caerts67268/
Coiret67154/
Corchs67144/
Curths67135/
Courtz67120/
Koordt6765/
Courth6755/
Cortte6752/
Kurdts6751/
Kortse6738/
Coertz6733/
Kohrdt6722/
Korths6721/
Charts6712/
Curtts6710/
Kourts679/
Jordås679/
Kohrts677/
Coyret677/
Cortrz675/
Khorts675/
Kortds674/
Korsts673/
Chards673/
Churts673/
Kortts672/
Courtt672/
Soorts672/
Curtss672/
Ccourt671/
Kortsh671/
Cortze671/
Cotrte671/
Scards671/
Giords671/
Cörtës671/
Cardsh671/
Ciordz671/
Ccarts671/
Cuhrts671/
Cuurts671/
Corthe671/
Cardse671/
Djords671/
Carths670/
Cartss670/
Caurts670/
Cardtz670/
Chortz670/
Soords670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cordts
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