Corton Surname

145,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Corton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,6681:60,69410,250
Spain4011:116,5899,155
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
England3381:164,84615,309
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
France211:3,162,987209,042
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Wales51:618,90625,852
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Cortón (30) are calculated separately.

Corton (24) may also be a first name.

Corton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corton occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Cortón. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Corton is the 145,545th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,389,359 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Corton are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,668 people, or 1 in 60,694. In The Philippines Corton is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent reside, Caraga, where 21 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Corton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 376 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Corton last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corton last name are 39.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Corton earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.8% more than the national average, earning $80,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cortón9430/
Cortone92101/
Courton9265/
Corthon9226/
Chorton929/
Cortong923/
Scorton922/
Cortton921/
Ciorton921/
Coorton920/
Coerton920/
Corthong8646/
Scourton8616/
Courthon862/
Chorrton860/
Carton8314,965/
Cortan831,133/
Sorton83693/
Curton83441/
Korton83169/
Zorton837/
Jorton833/
Cortun833/
Cortom831/
Courtonne80335/
Charton776,962/
Ciortan773,556/
Scarton772,132/
Churton77732/
Carthon77555/
Cartone77326/
Csortan77206/
Csortán7797/
Scortan7751/
Khorton7733/
Cartoon7732/
Chortan7717/
Hjorton7717/
Curtone7714/
Cortung7714/
Jhorton7712/
Cartton7711/
Cartoun778/
Corthan778/
Kortong778/
Courtan775/
Sourton771/
Cartont771/
Curtton771/
Sorrton771/
Kortoun771/
Qortoon771/
Ciarton771/
Carrton771/
Cartong771/
Coortan770/
Cortand770/
Cartoin770/
Corthun770/
Cardton770/
Courtonová756/
Korthong7180/
Courtant7149/
Courtand7140/
Chartone7128/
Chartton719/
Courthan719/
Carthone715/
Kordtong714/
Scartton713/
Charthon712/
Khorthon712/
Caurthon711/
Courtane711/
Quorthon711/
Scarrton711/
Khortong711/
Corthune710/
Cattrton710/
Corthank710/
Carthoun710/
Cartan671,465/
Kerton671,223/
Kortan671,076/
Sarton67988/
Karton67455/
Čortan67401/
Kortun67301/
Curtan67151/
Kurton67140/
Cartun67128/
Sortan67111/
Cortum67107/
Curtom6783/
Jarton6746/
Kortán6732/
Cartón6728/
Cartom6721/
Jortan6718/
Khorthong679/
Cartão675/
Cortunova672/
Zortan672/
Qortan672/
Kortochin671/
Hkorthone671/
Cortanova671/
Zarton671/
Chourtane671/
Chartoune671/
Cartòn671/
Courtagne671/
Charttone671/
Ciaretton671/
Hjorthohn670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Corton
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