Corteza Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Corteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9181:52,7838,727
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Corteza (505) may also be a first name.

Corteza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corteza occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corteza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 201,262nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,517,155 people. The surname Corteza occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Corteza are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Corteza is also the 376,889th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 505 people.

The last name Corteza is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 52,783. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Bicol, where 31 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Corteza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corteza last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.19% registered with the political party.

Corteza earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.97% more than the national average, earning $57,375 USD per year.

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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 Corteza
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