Kortman Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kortman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8681:62,4177,860
United States6191:585,55647,866
Netherlands5051:33,4405,579
Finland981:56,0896,598
Luxembourg641:9,0711,442
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kortman (297) may also be a first name.

Kortman Last Name Facts

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

Kortman (Russian: Кортман) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kortman is the 187,259th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,226,005 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Kortman are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kortman is also the 511,663rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 297 people.

The surname Kortman is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 62,417. In South Africa Kortman is mostly found in: Northern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 19 percent reside and Free State, where 16 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside.

Kortman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kortman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kortman surname expanded 4,421 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kortman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kortman last name are 20.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kortman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.43% less than the national average, earning R 120,168 per year and in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kortman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortman in the Russian language
Кортманkortman-

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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
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  • 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 Kortman
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