Kortam Surname

136,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kortam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,9291:31,3883,371
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India621:12,372,022220,417
Israel441:194,49219,021
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kortam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortam is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,587th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,218,431 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kortam are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,929 people, or 1 in 31,388. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Kortam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kortam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kortam last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kortam Last Name Statistics demography

Kortam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.74% more than the national average, earning $80,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kourtam92321/
Kortham924/
Kartam831,894/
Kortom83746/
Kurtam8326/
Qortam839/
Kertam835/
Kartham7786/
Kortome7778/
Karttam7717/
Korteum7711/
Khartam7711/
Korthom7710/
Kortoum779/
Kurtham773/
Kaurtam771/
Keertam771/
Koortom771/
Cortham770/
Kerdtham714/
Korttoom712/
Cartam67260/
Qartam67177/
Kartom6717/
Curtam679/
Kurtom676/
Kartamova673/
Cortom671/
Kourtoume671/
Kartoum6220/
Cartham626/
Khartom625/
Curteam621/
Carttam620/
Curtaim620/
Khartoum57215/
Carthame5711/
Karthoum575/
Khertoum574/
Kerttoum571/
Corthome571/
Khartoume532/
Khatrtoum531/
Kharthoum531/
Curtom5083/
Cartom5021/
Courthomme501/

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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 Kortam
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