Kortor Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kortor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3501:12,5961,349
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Thailand911:776,246126,162
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kortor (50) may also be a first name.

Kortor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortor is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kortor.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 570,540th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kortor reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

Kortor is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 12,596. In Liberia Kortor is primarily concentrated in: River Gee County, where 45 percent live, Montserrado County, where 34 percent live and Nimba County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 16 percent live.

Kortor Last Name Statistics demography

Kortor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortoor921/
Korthour8614/
Kartor83193/
Kertor83122/
Cortor8336/
Kortar8314/
Kortur834/
Kortarz772/
Korture771/
Karttor771/
Courtor770/
Cortour770/
Corrtore711/
Korthare710/
Kortheur710/
Kurtar672,680/
Kartar67454/
Cartor67233/
Kartur677/
Kurtur674/
Kertar673/
Cortur671/
Cortar671/
Curtor670/

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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 Kortor
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