Cortz Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Cortz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Cortz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cortz is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,168,344th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Cortz reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cortz is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 4,554,773. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 40 percent live, Paraná, where 38 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 15 percent live. Not including Brazil Cortz occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 19 percent live.

Cortz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cortz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cortz Last Name Statistics demography

Cortz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning $33,142 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordtz91295/
Courtz91120/
Coertz9133/
Cortrz915/
Cortze911/
Cortzs910/
Corz8930/
Corts803,652/
Kortz802,017/
Cordz8056/
Cartz8033/
Corzs802/
Coerz801/
Cortc801/
Courts733,135/
Cordts732,074/
Coerts73153/
Kortze7384/
Kourtz7360/
Cortts7348/
Coorts7338/
Koertz7335/
Kohrtz7333/
Koortz7327/
Cortse734/
Cortës732/
Cortės731/
Corrts731/
Cardtz730/
Caurtz730/
Koirtz730/
Korz67979/
Coordts6749/
Corc6723/
Coerdts6716/
Courths675/
Carz675/
Courdts671/
Cortdts671/
Courrts670/

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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 Cortz
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