Gortun Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Gortun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Gortun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gortun (Russian: Гортун) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Gortun is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gortun are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gortun is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 50 percent live. Outside of Russia Gortun is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Moldova, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortune921/
Goertun921/
Ortun91282/
Gorton8310,523/
Gartun8351/
Orthun8327/
Ortung8315/
Ortune8311/
Hortun835/
Gertun834/
Gurtun834/
Ortund831/
Gortunova8093/
Gorthusen801/
Gartung771,333/
D'Ortun7721/
Orttung7719/
Gorthon7713/
Orthund7711/
Gartoun773/
Orthune771/
Gourton771/
Gartune771/
Hortune770/
Hortoun770/
Hortung770/
Orton7317,323/
Artun733,472/
Ortum7322/
Ortún7311/
Ortón732/
Garthune7145/
Ortunova711/
Horton67144,797/
Garton679,249/
Gurton67437/
Hortum67368/
Aartun67232/
Arthun67183/
Hartun67148/
Ortton6745/
Orthum6725/
Artoun6723/
Ortuñe6720/
Artunk6719/
Gurtum6719/
Artung6713/
Gartunova6711/
Aurtun679/
Artune678/
Ortoon675/
Orthon675/
Uorton674/
Orrton671/
Hortunova671/
Gartum671/
Gurtunova671/
Artuin671/
Artunt671/
Oorton670/
Ourton670/

Gortun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gortun in the Russian language
Гортунgortun-

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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
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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 Gortun
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