Gortva Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gortva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2741:35,8263,895
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Serbia701:102,0718,143
Canada391:944,75971,777
France161:4,151,420237,746
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Gortva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gortva is found most in Hungary. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 611,703rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Gortva are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 35,826. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Nógrád County, where 34 percent live, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 27 percent live and Pest County, where 10 percent live. Not including Hungary Gortva is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Serbia, where 14 percent live.

Gortva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gortva surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gortva earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $38,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $48,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortvay9240/
Gortvai9239/
Ortvad838/
Ortvai831/
Hortvai7721/
Hortvat771/
Gortvayová751/
Gortvich711/
Gartba6714/
Orthua671/
Gortboy6248/
Ortveit6214/
Gartvih624/
Gartbay621/
Gartvich57152/
Gorthuis5746/
Hortváth572/
Gartvihs571/
Garthuah571/
Gartby505/
Arthua501/
Gartbo501/

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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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  • 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 Gortva
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