Corthesy Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Corthesy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corthesy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France301:2,214,091176,965
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Corthésy (472) are calculated separately.

Corthesy Last Name Facts

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

Corthesy is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Corthésy. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corthesy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Corthesy reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Corthesy is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France Corthesy is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 73 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 3 percent reside. Beside France this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 29 percent reside and Jamaica, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corthésy96472/
Cortesy9323/
Courtesy8817/
Corthese881/
Cortese8028,456/
Cortesi8011,620/
Cortesa8026/
Cortesé801/
Courtheuse7853/
Cortessi75298/
Cortesse7595/
Cortesis7532/
Cortiesi758/
Corteses757/
Courtesi754/
Corteces753/
Cortezes751/
Coertese751/
Corttese751/
Cortiese751/
Carthesa751/
Courtese751/
Cortessa751/
Cortezys750/
Cortessis7136/
Courtesis7123/
Courteges7113/
Scortesse7110/
Courtessi715/
Courtessa711/
Corteyzer711/
Sourthese710/
Corteza672,072/
Corteze67522/
Cortezi67357/
Kortesi67162/
Kertesy6739/
Curtesi6731/
Cortosi6726/
Kortesa6725/
Cortise6717/
Cortece6716/
Cartesi6713/
Cortèse6711/
Cortose677/
Courtessis677/
Cartese675/
Kortezy674/
Cortege674/
Kortese673/
Curtese673/
Cortisi672/
Cortize672/
Cortice672/
Cortisa671/
Cortessiss671/
Sortese671/
Cortoze671/
Corteji671/
Cortase670/
Cartesa670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Corthesy
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