Kortoe Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kortoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3131:14,0851,478
Norway91:571,36544,190
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kortoe (202) may also be a first name.

Kortoe Last Name Facts

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

Kortoe is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 846,108th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kortoe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 637,340th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 202 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 14,085. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 79 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 10 percent reside and Margibi County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 0 percent reside.

Kortoe Last Name Statistics demography

Kortoe earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.59% less than the national average, earning 288,666 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korthoe925/
Kortee831,279/
Kartoe83982/
Kortey83911/
Kortei83839/
Kortie83233/
Kortue83111/
Kortye8335/
Kortea8333/
Kortoo8320/
Kortae8319/
Kortoi836/
Kortou833/
Cortoe832/
Korteu830/
Kourtou77706/
Kortous7757/
Koortie7710/
Kortouz777/
Korttoo776/
Korteyo775/
Kourtei774/
Kourtey772/
Korteas771/
Khortey771/
Gkortea771/
Korteat771/
Kortu732,133/
Korthout71644/
Kortteus7135/
Kourtaye718/
Kourtoua715/
Korthous714/
Courtoie712/
Korthois711/
Kartojee711/
Kourtoui711/
Kourtout711/
Kartey672,274/
Kartee67807/
Cortey67456/
Cortie67155/
Cortea67151/
Kartye67142/
Korthoudt67124/
Kortay6763/
Cartoe6736/
Cortee6729/
Kartie6724/
Kortaa6719/
Kartou6712/
Kortui677/
Kortai674/
Kartoo674/
Cortei673/
Kartoa673/
Courtoies673/
Korthu673/
Kartue672/
Kortuz672/
Corteu671/
Ckortu671/
Korrtu671/
Kourtu671/
Cortoi671/
Cortae671/
Kortuh671/
Khortu671/
Kartei671/
Kortuś671/
Cortou670/
Kortau670/

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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 Kortoe
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