Kortmann Surname

104,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kortmann Surname User-submission:

The Kortmann surname means 'one who lived in a farm', from kotte, meaning 'farm' in old German.

In Dutch it means 'short man'.

Kortmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9551:20,3552,696
Netherlands2131:79,28313,351
Chile1291:136,5624,806
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Belgium311:370,85940,209
France231:2,887,944200,772
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kortmann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kortmann surname means 'one who lived in a farm', from kotte, meaning 'farm' in old German.

In Dutch it means 'short man'.

- kortmann

Kortmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortmann (Russian: Кортманн) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortmann? popularity and diffusion

Kortmann is the 104,230th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,617,657 people. The surname Kortmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kortmann reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,955 people, or 1 in 20,355. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Kortmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kortmann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kortmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kortmann last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kortmann earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kortmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortmann in the Russian language
Кортманнkortmann-

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