Cortzen Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Cortzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cortzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
Greenland631:895143
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Cortzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cortzen is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cortzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,328,442nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. Cortzen occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Cortzen are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Cortzen is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 55,340. In Denmark Cortzen is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 35 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 28 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Greenland, where 37 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coertzen931,674/
Chortzen9317/
Corzen9222/
Cortsen86141/
Kortzen867/
Curtzen862/
Coerzen861/
Corrzen860/
Koortzen80670/
Koertzen80135/
Cordtsen8025/
Coertsen8023/
Hjortzen801/
Korzen77675/
Corzon77372/
Corzan77176/
Corzin7731/
Corzón777/
Corzán772/
Corzòn771/
Carzen771/
Corcen771/
Cordsen71904/
Koorzen71272/
Kortsen71189/
Kortzon7132/
Corchen7116/
Corzaan7111/
Cortson7110/
Kortgen719/
Cartsen717/
Kortzin714/
Kartzen712/
Jartzen712/
Zortzin711/
Cordßen711/
Kertzen711/
Kurtzen711/
Sortsen711/
Korthsen6728/
Hjortzén6724/
Jaartzen6723/
Kortzion6716/
Coordsen6715/
Koortsen6714/
Curtzion677/
Courchen676/
Courtson672/
Koertsen671/
Cordssen671/
Sortåsen671/
Coortson670/
Corthson670/
Corchzan670/
Corrtson670/

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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 Cortzen
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