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

Cortis is more commonly found in Malta than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortis? popularity and diffusion

Cortis is the 211,545th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,739,121 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Cortis are found; 41 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent are found in Italic Europe. Cortis is also the 794,286th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 136 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malta, where it is borne by 553 people, or 1 in 778. Not including Malta this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Italy, where 12 percent live.

Cortis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cortis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cortis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cortis surname are 27.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.41% being registered to vote for the political 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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