Gortan Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Gortan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3691:165,73625,271
Croatia1961:21,5754,489
Austria721:118,27016,587
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Luxembourg401:14,5143,173
Slovenia371:67,2349,657
France291:2,290,439180,028
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Görtan (10) are calculated separately.

Gortan (61) may also be a first name.

Gortan Last Name Facts

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

Gortan (Hindi: गोरतन, Russian: Гортань) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Görtan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,801st most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name Gortan occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gortan reside; 41 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent reside in Italic Europe. Gortan is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.

Gortan is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 165,736. In Italy Gortan is most common in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 88 percent reside, Piedmont, where 7 percent reside and Lombardy, where 4 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Gortan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gortan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gortan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gortan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $59,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Görtan9410/
Gorthan9223/
Ortan91849/
Gorton8310,523/
Ortain83304/
Gürtan83240/
Gartan83135/
Hortan8355/
Gertan8325/
Gurtan8317/
Ortang8311/
Ortane834/
Uortan833/
Gortam832/
Ortann831/
Gârtan831/
Ortean831/
Orthan831/
Gortanova8048/
Gartang7722/
Gartayn7721/
Ourtane7717/
Gorthon7713/
Garttan779/
Hortean776/
Gartane773/
Hortang771/
Gartain771/
Gaurtan771/
Gurtgan771/
Gourton771/
Gerthan771/
Hourtan771/
Gurthan770/
Orthank770/
Horthan770/
Gertain770/
Gortone770/
Orttand770/
Garthan770/
Gortham770/
Orton7317,323/
Artan7315,492/
Ortam7311/
Ortón732/
Ortanova71221/
Hourtane7194/
Gorthong712/
Gharthan711/
Ortaitnn711/
Garthand710/
Gurtasen710/
Garttand710/
Horton67144,797/
Garton679,249/
Arthan672,526/
Hartan671,093/
Gurton67437/
Gartam67421/
Gerton67389/
Arıtan67222/
Ortone67131/
Artean6778/
Artane6764/
Ortton6745/
Artang6738/
Artain6732/
Gurtanova6716/
Artank6715/
Hourthane6713/
Gartanova679/
Artant678/
Artgan677/
Orthon675/
Ortoon675/
Uorton674/
Aartan674/
Ortoin673/
Gurtam672/
Ortgon672/
Ortojn671/
Gortonová671/
Artand671/
Asrtan671/
Arttan671/
Ortham671/
Orrton671/
Hourtanne670/
Gortom670/
Ortond670/
Ourton670/
Oorton670/

Gortan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gortan in the Hindi language
गोरतनgoratana-
Gortan in the Russian language
Гортаньgortan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gortan
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