Cortinas Surname

60,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Cortinas Surname Definition:

Found in Vizcaya and Oviedo. Refers to a shade or a curtain.

The meaning of "cortina" is enclosed land.

Cortina is an Asturian name.

Cortinas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8321:94,58710,614
Mexico3,3981:36,5292,161
Spain4851:96,3967,979
Uruguay1161:29,5843,409
Argentina1101:388,57629,949
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Colombia601:796,2358,422
France421:1,581,493147,826
England341:1,638,76668,634
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Panama41:978,06412,245
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Cortiñas (2,485) are calculated separately.

Cortinas (33) may also be a first name.

Cortinas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Vizcaya and Oviedo. Refers to a shade or a curtain.

The meaning of "cortina" is enclosed land.

Cortina is an Asturian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Cortinas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortinas is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Cortiñas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortinas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cortinas is the 60,370th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 873,074 people. The surname Cortinas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Cortinas reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cortinas is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 94,587. In The United States Cortinas is most common in: Texas, where 67 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 41 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Cortinas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cortinas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cortinas last name increased 6,607 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortinas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cortinas surname are 42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.23% registered with the party.

The amount Cortinas earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $24,672,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning $37,925 USD per year.

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