Cortis Surname

211,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Cortis Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Curtis.

Baptised — Susanna Corteys, d. William Corteys: St. Dionis Backchurch.

Cortis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta5531:778103
United States4571:793,12761,249
Italy2411:253,76233,925
Australia2371:113,90612,650
England1461:381,63126,761
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Cortis (136) may also be a first name.

Cortis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; v. Curtis.

Baptised — Susanna Corteys, d. William Corteys: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Courteous. See Curtis and Curteis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cortis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortis is found most frequently in Malta. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 211,545th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,739,121 people. The last name Cortis is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Cortis reside; 41 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent reside in Italic Europe. Cortis is also the 794,286th most common given name globally. It is borne by 136 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malta, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 778. Beside Malta it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Italy, where 12 percent are found.

Cortis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cortis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cortis surname rose 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cortis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cortis surname are 27.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cortis earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning €34,352 per year; in United States they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning $49,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtis92842/
Chortis92406/
Cortois92123/
Corteis9244/
Cortiss9219/
Cortise9217/
Scortis926/
Corttis925/
Corties921/
Cortais921/
Corti9133,850/
Courtois8625,242/
Courtais86605/
Courties86274/
Scourtis8665/
Cortisse8654/
Scoortis8615/
Courtiss869/
Courtios867/
Chourtis862/
Corthais861/
Courtish860/
Courteis860/
Cortes83838,977/
Curtis83203,547/
Cortés834,970/
Cortês83370/
Cartis83322/
Cortiz83301/
Kortis83269/
Courti83230/
Cortti83175/
Cortie83155/
Cortès83155/
Cortit8334/
Sortis8312/
Cortio8312/
Cortei833/
Cortys831/
Zortis831/
Cortix831/
Cortoi831/
Courtisse8030/
Courtoise8028/
Cortisová801/
Ccourtois801/
Coujrtois801/
Cortese7728,456/
Curtiss778,066/
Kourtis773,419/
Courtes77940/
Sortais77557/
Curteis77237/
Courtie77176/
Curties77160/
Curtois7782/
Cartois7765/
Courtès7749/
Cortoys7743/
Corttes7742/
Sourtis7728/
Cortaix7722/
Cortess7719/
Khortis7718/
Courtai7717/
Cortest7716/
Cortiez7715/
Cartais7713/
Cortèse7711/
Chartis7710/
Curtise779/
Corteiz779/
Cortezs778/
Curttis778/
Carties777/
Tzortis777/
Courtys777/
Courtoi776/
Cortesz774/
Corrtes774/
Cortees773/
Cusrtis773/
Corteas773/
Corte's773/
Curthis772/
Cortice772/
Churtis772/
Cortesd772/
Gcortes772/
Carthis771/
Cortesp771/
Cortich771/
Cortitt771/
Curtish771/
Curtisz771/
Curtizs771/
Dcortes771/
Gcurtis771/
Chortes771/
Carteis771/
Cortiea771/
Ccortes771/
Coertes771/
Cotrtes771/
Korthis771/
Courtés771/
Cortays771/
Cortets771/
Corthei771/
Cortoiz771/
Corttés771/
Coertés771/
Cortges771/
Curtios770/
Ceurtis770/
Cartise770/
Curtist770/
Cartiss770/
Courtisová753/
Corte7314,194/
Korti733,629/
Carti73867/
Corta73758/
Corty73690/
Corté739/
Côrti731/
Qorti731/
Courteix71806/
Korthuis71768/
Courtice71427/
Chartois71342/
Tsourtis71131/
Cortesse7195/
Chartios7149/
Korthais7142/
Courthes7141/
Giourtis7136/
Corteggi7126/
Kortisch7114/
Courtoys715/
Carzties714/
Cartisse712/
Sorthais712/
Korthois711/
Khortish711/
Ceurtois711/
Jorthuis711/
Corttese711/
Courtaix711/
Kourtios711/
D'Cortes711/
Cuortoiz711/
Courtese711/
Courtoit711/
Courtoiz711/
Corthese711/
Chartiss710/
Cartaise710/
Ccurtiss710/
Cortez67614,814/
Cartes6714,641/
Courty673,972/
Kourti671,848/
Courte671,304/
Corter671,016/
Kortes67894/
Kurtis67848/
Kortei67839/
Kertis67725/
Cartei67613/
Cortet67605/
Cortey67456/
Côrtes67298/
Cartie67289/
Kortie67233/
Kortiš67229/
Cortay67188/
Sortes67174/
Kartis67159/
Kuorti67152/
Cortea67151/
Sortiz67146/
Curtes67133/
Cortéz67127/
Curtiz6790/
Cortje6783/
Cortex6768/
Courta6754/
Cortte6752/
Cortêz6749/
Cartio6748/
Korthi6747/
Cortge6738/
Cartai6735/
Courté6735/
Kortti6731/
Sartis6731/
Cortee6729/
Cartiş6727/
Cartiș6727/
Carthi6720/
Kortio6719/
Khorti6717/
Korthuijs6712/
Cortec6710/
Córtes6710/
Jortiz679/
Cortèz679/
Curtys677/
Kortui677/
Kortisova676/
Kortoi676/
Korhti676/
Cortésová675/
Koorti675/
Curtisová675/
Cortty675/
Kortys675/
Corted674/
Kortai674/
Cartiz674/
Jortes673/
Kortiz672/
Korrti672/
Cartti672/
Cõrtes672/
Caurti672/
Cartic672/
Cartés672/
Koirti671/
Kortip671/
Cordte671/
Cotrte671/
Courttest671/
Zurtis671/
Zortes671/
Courtè671/
Courtheix671/
Çurtis671/
Qortes671/
Cártes671/
Córtés671/
Cörtes671/
Cartit671/
Cartoi671/
Courthoys671/
Curtís671/
Cortesova671/
Cortesová671/
Corthe671/
Cortéd671/
Corteu671/
Cortyo671/
Corthy670/
Cartip670/

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