Cortazio Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cortazio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortazio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Cortázio (3) are calculated separately.

Cortazio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortazio is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cortázio. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortazio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cortazio is the 1,620,164th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cortazio reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,769,209. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 85 percent are found, Paraná, where 4 percent are found and Federal District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortázio963/
Cortazzio947/
Cortazo93120/
Cortazzo881,698/
Cartazio882/
Cortazos881/
Cortaza802,226/
Cortezo80551/
Cartazo8084/
Cortajo8011/
Cortaso802/
Cortozo801/
Cartazzo75203/
Cortezzo7540/
Cortazza758/
Cortazas752/
Cortozzo752/
Cortazat752/
Cortasco751/
Corteggio7114/
Corteza672,072/
Cortasa67263/
Corteso67120/
Cartozo6732/
Cortesa6726/
Cartaso674/
Cortéso671/
Cortoza671/
Kortaza671/
Cartaza670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cortazio
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