Gorteau Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Chile

Gorteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France261:2,554,720189,486
Chile231:765,93416,989
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gorteau is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorteau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorteau is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Gorteau is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gorteau live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France Gorteau is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 46 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 35 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortheau9315/
Gourteaud882/
Ortheau863/
Garteau861/
Horteau861/
Gorta83737/
Orteu83448/
Ortau831/
Gourtaud8057/
Gaurteau801/
Gorthaus801/
Hourteau801/
Garteaux801/
Gortat771,315/
Gortha77154/
Gortad7730/
Ourtau7729/
Gartau7728/
Gortah7712/
Gorhta773/
Gortas772/
Hortau771/
Ghorta771/
Ngorta771/
Gaurteaux751/
Orta7353,512/
Orthaus71190/
Gourtou7114/
Ourtaud7112/
Gorthat7111/
Gortadt7110/
Artheau718/
Hortaut715/
Ghortha711/
Gourtaa711/
Ngourta711/
Arteaua711/
Gorrtta711/
Gorrtha711/
Horta6744,320/
Ortaç677,250/
Ortas67850/
Heurteau67322/
Garta67269/
Artau67244/
Ortuo67240/
Garthaus67184/
Ortha6790/
Gorto6780/
Gurta6764/
Ortaz6764/
Gerta6763/
Hortault6754/
Arteault6733/
Ortga6732/
Ortah679/
Ourta676/
Arteu675/
Ortta675/
Ortat675/
Ortaa672/
Orhta671/
Ortap671/
Oorta671/
Ortoa671/
Harteaux671/
Horthaus670/

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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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  • 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 Gorteau
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