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

The surname Kortia is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kortia is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Kortia live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Kortia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kortia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kortia last name 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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