Courtain Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Courtain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Courtain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
France1181:562,90476,109
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Courtain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Courtain is found most in Belgium. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Courtain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 775,315th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Courtain are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 70,532. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 98 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Flemish Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Courtain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Courtain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Courtain surname increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Courtain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Courtain are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Courtain earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtaine9421/
Curtain931,962/
Cortain9324/
Courtan935/
Courtaigne89122/
Courtine881,670/
Courtien88201/
Courtant8849/
Courtand8840/
Courthan889/
Courtane881/
Courtijn881/
Curtaine880/
Courtean880/
Cortan861,133/
Curtan86151/
Courtigne82103/
Courthion8213/
Cortaigne821/
Chourtane821/
Courtagne821/
Courrtine821/
Ciortan803,556/
Curtean801,186/
Csortan80206/
Cortine8040/
Cartain8024/
Kurtain8020/
Chortan8017/
Curthan8015/
Corthan808/
Curtine802/
Kortain801/
Cuertan801/
Churtan801/
Curtane800/
Coortan800/
Curtaim800/
Cortand800/
Curtien800/
Courtieyon780/
Curtayne75138/
Khourtan75121/
Corthine7577/
Chartain7552/
Corthing7545/
Cortojan7534/
Courteyn7533/
Corthion7521/
Curteian7513/
Courteen755/
Courthen753/
Zorthain751/
Kourtane751/
Chhurtan751/
Cortejan751/
Curtanck750/
Corthean750/
Corthank750/
Curtisen750/
Ceartain750/
Kurtaine750/
Cartan711,465/
Kortan711,076/
Čortan71401/
Kurtan71346/
Cartajina7161/
Courtheyn7140/
Cartahina7122/
Curtam719/
Zortan712/
Qortan712/
Kourtijan711/
Cortanova711/
Cartayina711/
Carthan67552/
Kourtam67321/
Corteen67266/
Kurthan67109/
Corteyn67101/
Csortán6797/
Chartan6768/
Cartine6742/
Cartant6742/
Corthen6730/
Kortijn677/
Cartand677/
Cartanì675/
Kuertan675/
Kortahn673/
Ceartan672/
Kaurtan671/
Carthin671/
Curteam671/
Ciortanová671/
Cartien671/
Kortant671/
Cortham670/
Cartein670/
Kortine670/
Cartoin670/

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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 Courtain
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