Cortezão Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Cortezão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortezão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080

Cortezão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cortezão occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortezão? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Cortezão reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Amazonas, where 40 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 40 percent live and Paraná, where 20 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortezon88312/
Cortesão88127/
Cortezone821/
Corteza802,072/
Cortezia75303/
Cortezan7542/
Cortezón759/
Cortejon751/
Cortezza751/
Cortezea751/
Corteson751/
Cortesejo7110/
Cortezane711/
Cortecejo711/
Corttejon710/
Cortaza672,226/
Courtejoie67142/
Cortiza67115/
Cortesa6726/
Cortesogne677/
Curteza676/
Cortecione674/
Carteza672/
Cortoza671/
Corteja671/
Sorteza671/
Korteza671/

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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
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  • 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 Cortezão
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