Fernandez-Cortes Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Fernandez-Cortes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Fernandez-Cortés (2) & Fernández-Cortés (2) are calculated separately.
Fernandez-Cortes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fernandez-Cortes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fernandez-Cortes is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fernandez-Cortés or Fernández-Cortés. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fernandez-Cortes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Fernandez-Cortes live; 93 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent live in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 935,041. In Spain Fernandez-Cortes is mostly found in: Extremadura, where 76 percent live, Andalusia, where 12 percent live and Madrid, where 12 percent live. Aside from Spain it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernandez-Cortés | 98 | 2 | / |
| Fernández-Cortés | 96 | 2 | / |
| Fernandez Cortes | 94 | 52 | / |
| Fernandes Cortes | 88 | 15 | / |
| Fernandez Cortez | 88 | 4 | / |
| Fernandez Cartes | 88 | 3 | / |
| Fernandes Cortez | 81 | 16 | / |
| Fernandes Crateus | 79 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes Cortizo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fernandez Cardoso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fernandes Carretas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes Goertz | 69 | 1 | / |
| Fernandescardoso | 69 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes Cardoso | 67 | 603 | / |
| Fernandes Cardias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes E Cardoso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fernandes Cardozo | 61 | 35 | / |
| Fernandes Gradice | 61 | 1 | / |
| Fernandez Gradozo | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Fernandez-Cortes
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