Kortia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kortia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kortia (19) may also be a first name.

Kortia Last Name Facts

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

Kortia is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kortia.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Kortia reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Kortia is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside.

Kortia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kortia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kortia surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotrtia920/
Kartia83344/
Kertia83236/
Kortya8386/
Kurtia8326/
Kortio8319/
Cortia836/
Kartiah77391/
Kortjas77276/
Kartija7761/
Cortias7745/
Kurtiah7721/
Khartia7710/
Khertia775/
Karthia773/
Khurtia773/
Cortija772/
Corthia772/
Kortioe771/
Gkortea771/
Kurttia771/
Kartiat771/
Cortiea771/
Kortjass71671/
Courtias7122/
Courtiat7115/
Korteaho718/
Cortihas712/
Gkarthia711/
Cortegia711/
Kartaiya711/
Khurtija711/
Kartio67681/
Cartia67600/
Cortea67151/
Kertya67111/
Courthias6726/
Kurtio6715/
Cortio6712/
Kertio678/
Kartya677/
Korteo676/
Kurtya676/
Curtia675/
Kurtea671/
Koortjaas671/
Cortya671/
Kurtja671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kortia
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