Cortela Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Cortela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 56 | 1:61,281 | 6,605 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Cortela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cortela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cortela occurs in Uruguay more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cortela.
How Common Is The Last Name Cortela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,955,159th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Cortela is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cortela are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
It is most commonly used in Uruguay, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 61,281. In Uruguay it is mostly found in: Colonia Department, where 55 percent are found, Canelones Department, where 36 percent are found and Montevideo Department, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uruguay Cortela is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Cortela
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