Kortay Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Kortay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kortay (15) may also be a first name.
Kortay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kortay (Hindi: कोर्टय, Russian: Кортай) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortay? popularity and diffusion
Kortay is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Kortay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Kortay are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kortay is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 15 people.
It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,431,919. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Kayseri Province, where 53 percent live, Antalya Province, where 16 percent live and Ankara Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 37 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kortay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kortay in the Hindi language | ||
| कोर्टय | kortaya | - |
| Kortay in the Russian language | ||
| Кортай | kortaj | - |
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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 Kortay
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