Kortegaard Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kortegaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortegaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3311:17,0541,680
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kortegaard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortegaard occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortegaard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 780,352nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name Kortegaard is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kortegaard reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 17,054. In Denmark Kortegaard is mostly concentrated in: North Denmark Region, where 42 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent live. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kortegaard Last Name Statistics demography

Kortegaard earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortgaard9558/
Kortegard9514/
Kortgard8963/
Kortegård8428/
Kordgaard841/
Krutgard7835/
Kortgård7830/
Kartegar782/
Kartgard780/
Kartigar672/
Krutkerd672/
Gratgard671/

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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 Kortegaard
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