Kortel Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kortel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1601:486,38427,899
Russia1151:1,253,24490,592
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Körtel (67) are calculated separately.

Kortel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortel (Russian: Кортель) occurs most in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms: Körtel. Click here for other potential spellings of Kortel.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kortel is the 739,868th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kortel are found; 35 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 486,384. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 35 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 21 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körtel9467/
Kourtel921,158/
Kortell9282/
Kortelt9228/
Koertel9210/
Korteel921/
Kortl911/
Koertell861/
Cortel834,760/
Kartel831,559/
Kurtel83564/
Kertel83341/
Kortil8311/
Koertl831/
Qortel831/
Kortyl831/
Kortelova8020/
Courtel771,657/
Cortell771,398/
Corteel77284/
Kartell7733/
Kertell7725/
Cortiel7719/
Kürtell779/
Körtelt776/
Khertel774/
Cortesl773/
Kurtell771/
Kourtil771/
Kurtiel771/
Corteul770/
Corthel770/
Kurtl731/
Körtl731/
Corthell71484/
Courtiel7172/
Courtell7112/
Kortlova713/
Kharteel712/
Corttell710/
Cartel672,202/
Kertil67269/
Cortil67163/
Cortyl67105/
Kartelova6739/
Kartil6737/
Kurtelova6732/
Curtel6717/
Kürtül6712/
Kurtil674/
Kurtül672/
Courtl671/
Cottrtell671/

Kortel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortel in the Russian language
Кортельkortel-

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Footnotes

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