Kortez Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Kortez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kortéz (2) are calculated separately.

Kortez (79) may also be a first name.

Kortez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kortez (Russian: Кортез) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kortéz. Click here for other potential spellings of Kortez.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kortez live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kortez is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 79 people.

The last name Kortez is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,470,643. In Russia Kortez is primarily found in: Moscow, where 31 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found and Stavropol Krai, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Kortez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kortez surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kortez surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 40% registered with the political party.

Kortez earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortéz942/
Cortez83614,814/
Kortes83894/
Kurtez8368/
Kartez8349/
Kertez8341/
Kortiz832/
Kortyz831/
Qortez831/
Kortezova8024/
Kartesz7735/
Kortess7729/
Cortezz7717/
Cortiez7715/
Courtez7711/
Corteiz779/
Cortezs778/
Coertez778/
Kortysz775/
Kortesh775/
Corrtez775/
Corttez774/
Cortesz774/
Corteez774/
Corthez774/
Cordtez773/
Ccortez773/
Kortese773/
Cortezx772/
Korthes772/
Kertezs772/
Hcortez771/
Korteas771/
Kourtes771/
Koortiz770/
Kortteus7135/
Courthez7114/
Courttez711/
Kortiche711/
Cortes67838,977/
Kartes671,225/
Kertes671,212/
Kurteš67524/
Cortiz67301/
Kortis67269/
Kortiš67229/
Cartez67175/
Cortéz67127/
Kourtiche67105/
Kurtes6793/
Cortex6768/
Cortêz6749/
Kurtiz6727/
Kartiz6726/
Curtez6723/
Kertiz6713/
Cortec6710/
Cortèz679/
Córtez679/
Kortyš676/
Kerteš676/
Kortys675/
Kurtezova673/
Kartec672/
Kertéz671/
Kortyś671/
Qortes671/
Cártez671/
Kortesova671/

Kortez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortez in the Russian language
Кортезkortez-

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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 Kortez
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