Cortazar Surname

52,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Cortazar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortazar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5,8671:21,1571,595
Spain1,2901:36,2423,590
Colombia1,1351:42,0922,304
United States5161:702,44055,541
Paraguay3461:20,915839
Argentina1871:228,57418,728
Ecuador1451:109,6956,394
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Chile371:476,12112,335
Cuba361:320,0755,584
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Peru271:1,177,19020,369
France181:3,690,151224,666
England131:4,286,005132,302
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

The alternate forms: Cortázar (78) & Cortàzar (1) are calculated separately.

Cortazar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cortazar occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Cortázar or Cortàzar. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortazar? popularity and diffusion

Cortazar is the 52,372nd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 745,834 people. Cortazar occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cortazar are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 5,867 people, or 1 in 21,157. In Mexico Cortazar is most frequent in: Tabasco, where 37 percent are found, México, where 16 percent are found and Mexico City, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Mexico it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 13 percent are found and Colombia, where 12 percent are found.

Cortazar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cortazar surname are 45.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cortazar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,747 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $24,538,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning $32,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortázar9678/
Cortàzar961/
Cortarzar942/
Coortazar941/
Kortazar88185/
Cortezar885/
Cortasar883/
Cartazar881/
Cortazor881/
Curtazar881/
Cortozar881/
Cortassar821/
Coortascar781/
Kortasar757/
Kortázar751/
Kortasarova631/

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