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 borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gortor is the 495,028th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gortor reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 6,680. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 30 percent are found, Bong County, where 29 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

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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