Kortesi Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kortesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1571:70,57211,857
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Körtesi (18) & Körtési (39) are calculated separately.

Kortesi Last Name Facts

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

Kortesi (Russian: Кортеси) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Körtesi or Körtési. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kortesi is the 1,364,059th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Kortesi is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kortesi are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 70,572. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 59 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 18 percent are found and Thessaly, where 17 percent are found. Besides Greece this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 2 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kortesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortesi in the Russian language
Кортесиkortesi-

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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 Kortesi
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