Cortesta Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cortesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Cortesta Last Name Facts

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

Cortesta occurs most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortesta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cortesta is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cortesta live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 1,012,382. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 67 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 10 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corteta931/
Cortista8829/
Cortita801/
Cortetos751/
Curtista751/
Kortteisto6753/
Cartita678/
Kortita672/
Karteta671/
Cortitos631/
Cartuiste5922/
Cartithap591/
Casrtuita591/
Cartuistes5613/
Cartuister561/
Kartita5317/
Kortito536/

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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 Cortesta
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