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) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can occur as: Görtan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gortan is the 391,801st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Gortan are found; 41 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,257,960th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 61 people.

Gortan is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 165,736. In Italy Gortan is most numerous in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 88 percent are found, Piedmont, where 7 percent are found and Lombardy, where 4 percent are found. Other than Italy this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 22 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Gortan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gortan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gortan surname increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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