Kortjass Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kortjass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortjass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6701:80,8629,984
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kortjass Last Name Facts

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

Kortjass occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortjass? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 492,802nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kortjass are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kortjass is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 80,862. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.

Kortjass Last Name Statistics demography

Kortjass earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.37% less than the national average, earning R 193,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortjas93276/
Kortjaas88355/
Kortjase8819/
Korjas8617/
Koortjaas821/
Korrjas807/
Kortsos805/
Kortsas801/
Korteas801/
Gkortsos7541/
Gkortzas7529/
Kourtzas7515/
Gkortsas7512/
Kordjasz758/
Korsós711,461/
Korsos71159/
Gkourtsas71101/
Kortya7186/
Kortia717/
Korsòs715/
Kortza714/
Kortsa714/
Korsas711/
Kortchais711/
Corjas711/
Korzas711/
Karjas711/
Kartija6761/
Cortias6745/
Kortsei6724/
Gkortsa6721/
Courjas6717/
Kortzau6714/
Kaarjas6712/
Kourtza679/
Kourtsa676/
Kartyas673/
Corteas673/
Kartsos672/
Cortija672/
Khorsas671/
Korsias671/
Kartzas671/
Korshos671/
Gkortea671/
Cortías671/
Kotrtia670/
Korchhauss670/

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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 Kortjass
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