Kortek Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kortek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
India101:76,706,538639,611
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kortek Last Name Facts

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

Kortek occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortek? popularity and diffusion

Kortek is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Kortek is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kortek reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Kortek is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,993,132. In Turkey Kortek is most numerous in: Denizli Province, where 81 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korteke9234/
Kurtek83625/
Kartek83174/
Kortik8378/
Kertek8316/
Cortek834/
Kortyk832/
Kortekova804/
Korteková801/
Khertek779,156/
Khortyk77128/
Karteek77117/
Kortick77106/
Khortik7760/
Khartek775/
Karthek772/
Kortike772/
Kartheek71267/
Kortkova7110/
Kaarteek711/
Kartik672,734/
Kertik67456/
Kortikova67399/
Kurtik6792/
Kurtyk6780/
Kártik6773/
Kurtík6769/
Cortex6768/
Kertyk6758/
Kurtekova6757/
Kartík6739/
Kortykova6724/
Cartek6714/
Corteg6712/
Cortec6710/
Kortig677/
Kaartheek674/
Kartyk673/
Kerteg673/
Cortik672/
Kartekova672/
Khortkova672/
Kartec672/
Kurteková671/
Kourtegue671/
Kortiq671/

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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 Kortek
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