Cortjens Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Cortjens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortjens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1221:138,41921,220
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Cortjens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortjens is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortjens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Cortjens is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Cortjens live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Cortjens is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 138,419. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Limburg, where 31 percent reside, South Holland, where 25 percent reside and North Brabant, where 19 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coertjens94342/
Kortjens882/
Soortjens821/
Carjens803/
Corzens800/
Carsjens75129/
Coursens754/
Corssens753/
Cartsens753/
Corzzens750/
Carsens674/
Karjens671/
Korzens671/
Corgins670/
Cargens670/
Carzens670/
Karsjens63185/
Kartsens631/
Carseens631/
Carcense630/
Karsens5327/
Korzins5318/
Carsins535/
Cargins533/
Korsnæs532/
Karzens530/
Kargens530/
Karssens5076/
Karshens5017/
Karsgens501/

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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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  • 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 Cortjens
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