Gortázar Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gortázar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gortázar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Gortazar (363) are calculated separately.

Gortázar Last Name Facts

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

Gortázar is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Gortazar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gortázar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Gortázar live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,116,802. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 67 percent live, Navarre, where 13 percent live and Andalusia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Spain it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortazar96363/
Gortzar934/
Cortázar8878/
Cortzar8026/
Ortozar8012/
Gortzer804/
Gritzar801/
Cortazar759,771/
Goritzer759/
Cortezar755/
Goertzer754/
Cortizar751/
Cortozar751/
Cortàzar751/
Goeritzer7112/
Caortazar712/
Coortazar711/
Cortazara711/
Gratzer673,196/
Grätzer67370/
Gretzer67213/
Gritzer67165/
Grötzer6778/
Grátzer6760/
Kritzar6723/
Kratzar679/
Kortzer677/
Gartzer673/
Krotzar673/
Cortezarro673/
Cortazar Y671/
Grtazer671/
Gurutzarri671/
Grützer671/
Artazar671/
Ortacar671/
Kretzar670/
Gurtzer670/
Krutzar670/
Ortaacar6391/
Artazarova561/

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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 Gortázar
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