Cortèz Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cortèz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Cortez (614,814), Cortéz (127), Cortêz (49) & Córtez (9) are calculated separately.
Cortèz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cortèz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cortèz is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cortez, Cortéz, Cortêz or Córtez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cortèz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cortèz live; 56 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
This surname is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. Without taking into account Colombia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cortèz
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