Kortje Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

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

Kortje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7471:72,5279,038
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kortjé (67), Körtje (66) & Kortjë (1) are calculated separately.

Kortje Last Name Facts

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

Kortje has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: Kortjé, Körtje or Kortjë. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortje? popularity and diffusion

It is the 405,063rd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kortje reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 72,527. In South Africa Kortje is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Kortje Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kortje surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kortje earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning R 204,132 per year; in United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $54,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortjé9467/
Körtje9466/
Kortjë941/
Kortjie92219/
Koertje9267/
Kortjee9236/
Korttje921/
Korte9124,913/
Korje9115/
Kortjiee8610/
Koortjie863/
Kortjieë862/
Kortee831,279/
Kortey83911/
Kortei83839/
Kortie83233/
Korthe83158/
Kortge83151/
Kartje83125/
Kortte83125/
Kortze8384/
Cortje8383/
Korteh8354/
Khorje8344/
Kortse8338/
Kortye8335/
Kortea8333/
Kordje8322/
Kourte8317/
Khorte834/
Korhte833/
Korjeh832/
Korjer832/
Korhje831/
Kourje831/
Korteu830/
Kortier7793/
Kortess7729/
Koorjee7725/
Kortsei7724/
Cortjie7717/
Koortie7710/
Kordter779/
Koortse779/
Kourdje778/
Kortzer777/
Kortesh775/
Korjees775/
Kourtei774/
Kortsee774/
Kourtey772/
Koertjé772/
Kourjeh772/
Khorter771/
Khortey771/
Korteas771/
Kortedd771/
Kourtes771/
Kortter771/
Kortioe771/
Kortiee771/
Kartjer771/
Khorteh771/
Kortaja771/
Gkortea771/
Koertie771/
Kartjee771/
Korteat771/
Kortiet771/
Corte7314,194/
Korti733,629/
Korta732,444/
Karte731,037/
Korge73518/
Korse73507/
Korty73225/
Korže73175/
Karje73144/
Korce7381/
Korji7372/
Korze7369/
Qorte7310/
Corje733/
Korcj731/
Korçe731/
Khourtaj7118/
Korteová716/
Khourjeh712/
Kourdjee712/
Kourtche712/
Cortes67838,977/
Cortez67614,814/
Karjee6713,247/
Kartey672,274/
Kourti671,848/
Kharje671,366/
Courte671,304/
Corter671,016/
Körtge67844/
Kartee67807/
Kourta67674/
Cortet67605/
Cortey67456/
Karteh67429/
Korsee67416/
Korzep67322/
Karthe67262/
Kharte67238/
Kortiš67229/
Khorta67207/
Cortie67155/
Kuorti67152/
Cortea67151/
Kartye67142/
Korzet67122/
Korjai67106/
Korsei6791/
Korsse6785/
Korçaj6781/
Kortay6763/
Kource6757/
Koorse6755/
Cortte6752/
Kartte6747/
Korthi6747/
Kortha6747/
Cortge6738/
Kurtye6734/
Kortti6731/
Khorge6729/
Cortee6729/
Kourji6727/
Khorji6725/
Kartie6724/
Korzey6721/
Kortio6719/
Kortaa6719/
Korsey6717/
Khorti6717/
Korthuijs6712/
Korshe6712/
Korsaj6710/
Koorji679/
Korseh679/
Corjet679/
Khorse678/
Korcaj678/
Kortui677/
Kaurte676/
Kortyš676/
Korzeh676/
Kortoi676/
Korgea676/
Korhti676/
Corjes676/
Cortjé676/
Kartze676/
Kaarte675/
Kortty675/
Karjey675/
Koorti675/
Korzit675/
Kortys675/
Cortse674/
Corted674/
Kortai674/
Kortza674/
Korzhe673/
Karjge673/
Korthy673/
Korzie673/
Cortei673/
Korsea673/
Qorteh673/
Kourse672/
Kourty672/
Kortiz672/
Korzed672/
Korcer672/
Korrti672/
Korzee672/
Koorta672/
Kardje672/
Kourge672/
Kortéz672/
Kartse672/
Karjes672/
Karjei671/
Karhte671/
Koirse671/
Koirti671/
Qortez671/
Koorce671/
Korces671/
Korgey671/
Korjgi671/
Kortip671/
Kurtie671/
Kurtja671/
Kotrge671/
Cordte671/
Cortze671/
Cotrte671/
Ckarje671/
Kertie671/
Korzea671/
Kartei671/
Khorty671/
Khorze671/
Kurtyj671/
Kordji671/
Korześ671/
Koržeň671/
Korsht671/
Kortyś671/
Kortzi671/
Kourtched671/
Qortes671/
Corthe671/
Kortyz671/
Korses671/
Corteu671/
Corjee671/
Korjay671/
Korzei671/
Kortsi671/
Kurtge670/
Keurte670/
Kortta670/

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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 Kortje
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