Where Does The Last Name Cortés Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cortés is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Cortes, Cortês, Cortès, Córtés, Côrtes, Córtes or Cõrtes. For other potential spellings of Cortés click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cortés? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Cortés is the 95,732^nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,466,307 people. The last name Cortés occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Cortés live; 44 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Hispano-North America.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 2,085 people, or 1 in 59,533. In Mexico Cortés is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 23 percent reside, México, where 15 percent reside and Jalisco, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Mexico it is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 28 percent reside and Chile, where 7 percent reside.