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 most common in Colombia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cortez, Cortéz, Cortêz or Córtez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cortèz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cortèz live; 56 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
The last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. Apart from Colombia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
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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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