Cortain Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cortain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cortain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cortain is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cortain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortain? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Cortain is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cortain live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Cortain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cortain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cortain last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cortain earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtain93366/
Cortan921,133/
Courtaine8821/
Cortaigne881/
Ciortan863,556/
Curtain861,962/
Csortan86206/
Scortan8651/
Cortine8640/
Cartain8624/
Chortan8617/
Sortain8610/
Corthan868/
Courtan865/
Kortain861/
Coortan860/
Cortand860/
Courtaigne82122/
Courtine801,670/
Courtien80201/
Corthine8077/
Chartain8052/
Courtant8049/
Corthing8045/
Courtand8040/
Cortojan8034/
Corthion8021/
Courthan809/
Zorthain801/
Scartain801/
Courtane801/
Courtijn801/
Cortejan801/
Corthean800/
Curtaine800/
Corthank800/
Courtean800/
Cartan771,465/
Kortan771,076/
Čortan77401/
Curtan77151/
Sortan77111/
Jortan7718/
Zortan772/
Qortan772/
Courtigne75103/
Cartajina7561/
Cartahina7522/
Courthion7513/
Cortanova751/
Chourtane751/
Cartayina751/
Courtagne751/
Courrtine751/
Sartain714,896/
Curtean711,186/
Carthan71552/
Corteen71266/
Corteyn71101/
Csortán7197/
Chartan7168/
Cartine7142/
Cartant7142/
Corthen7130/
Kurtain7120/
Jorthan7120/
Curthan7115/
Kortijn717/
Cartand717/
Cartanì715/
Zortamn715/
Sortaan714/
Kortahn713/
Jortein713/
Scartan712/
Curtine712/
Kertain711/
Carthin711/
Ciortanová711/
Sortein711/
Jartain711/
Sorthan711/
Cartien711/
Kortant711/
Soortan711/
Churtan711/
Cortham710/
Curtane710/
Curtaim710/
Cartein710/
Kortine710/
Cartoin710/
Courtieyon710/
Curtien710/
Quertain67155/
Curtayne67138/
Khourtan67121/
Carthane6749/
Kartatin6742/
Courteyn6733/
Cartojan6728/
Korthing6718/
Cartahan6714/
Curteian6713/
Cartasim6710/
Cartiyan677/
Courteen675/
Kortesin675/
Kortoian675/
Charttan674/
Chortgen674/
Cartagne673/
Korthank673/
Courthen673/
Kortayan672/
Chartine671/
Korthein671/
Sarttain671/
Charthan671/
Chartien671/
Khortane671/
Kortejan671/
Kourtane671/
Qortoyan671/
Cartajon671/
Chhurtan671/
Cortejon671/
Koertaan671/
Soortaan671/
Carthine670/
Curtanck670/
Carteine670/
Chartein670/
Carrtine670/
Curtisen670/
Kurtaine670/
Carttand670/

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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 Cortain
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