Gortor Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gortor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia6601:6,680796
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gortor (12) may also be a first name.

Gortor Last Name Facts

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

Gortor is found most in Liberia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 495,028th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gortor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 6,680. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 30 percent reside, Bong County, where 29 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 23 percent reside. Other than Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Gortor Last Name Statistics demography

Gortor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngortor925/
Ghortor921/
Gortore920/
Ortor9143/
Gorthorp865/
Gortoure861/
Gartor831,014/
Ortore8344/
Hortor8318/
Ortoor836/
Orthor832/
Gortar831/
Orhtor831/
Horttor7797/
Hortord777/
Gartorp775/
Gortare772/
Ghartor771/
Ghortar771/
Horthor771/
Gorthur771/
Gartore771/
Gurttor771/
Gartour771/
Hortore770/
Gourtar770/
Ortar73132/
Artor7345/
Gorthart711/
Gorthard711/
Ghorture711/
Gartar6765/
Artour6758/
Artore6715/
Orthar678/
Gurtur675/
Aurtor673/
Ortare671/
Hortar671/
Oortar671/
Hartor671/
Gartur670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gortor
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