Cortêz Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Cortêz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Cortez (614,814), Cortéz (127), Cortèz (9) & Córtez (9) are calculated separately.
Cortêz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cortêz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cortêz is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Cortez, Cortéz, Cortèz or Córtez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cortêz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Cortêz reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,079,569. Besides Angola Cortêz exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 8 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
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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 Cortêz
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