Kortava Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Kortava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia4591:8,1601,838
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Abkhazia621:3,917784
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kortava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortava (Georgian: კორტავა, Russian: Кортава) occurs most in Georgia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kortava is the 502,491st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kortava are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Georgia, where it is carried by 459 people, or 1 in 8,160. In Georgia it is primarily concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 79 percent live, Tbilisi, where 13 percent live and Adjara, where 3 percent live. Not including Georgia Kortava occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent live and Abkhazia, where 9 percent live.

Kortava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Kortava are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kortava earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kortava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortava in the Georgian language
კორტავაkortava-
Kortava in the Russian language
Кортаваkortava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kortava
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