Görtaş Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Görtaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Görtaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Gortas (2) are calculated separately.

Görtaş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Görtaş occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Gortas. For other potential spellings of Görtaş click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Görtaş? popularity and diffusion

The surname Görtaş is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Görtaş are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,768,669. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 75 percent reside, Elazig Province, where 18 percent reside and Tunceli Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gortas892/
Gorta73737/
Garta73269/
Gerta7363/
Gortha67154/
Gartai67113/
Gartay6783/
Gartah6778/
Gortay6755/
Gertha6750/
Gertau6733/
Gartha6732/
Gartau6728/
Gartea6725/
Gertas6718/
Gharta6718/
Gortah6712/
Gortea678/
Gertai677/
Gierta675/
Gaerta673/
Gartaz673/
Gorhta673/
Gartta671/
Hgerta671/
Garrta671/
Ghorta671/
Gertay670/

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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 Görtaş
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