Kortu Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2,0841:2,115279
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kortu (311) may also be a first name.

Kortu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortu (Marathi: कोटुर्) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kortu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,487th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,416,571 people. The surname Kortu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kortu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 498,315th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 311 people.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 2,084 people, or 1 in 2,115. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 37 percent reside, Lofa County, where 27 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kortu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kortu last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kortu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning $35,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortui917/
Korthu913/
Kortou913/
Kortuz912/
Korrtu911/
Kourtu911/
Kortuh911/
Khortu911/
Kortuś911/
Ckortu911/
Kortau910/
Korteu910/
Kourtou83706/
Kortous8357/
Kortusz8314/
Kortouz837/
Kortush832/
Korrthu831/
Kartu80798/
Kurtu80136/
Kertu8041/
Cortu805/
Korthuis77768/
Korthout77644/
Korthaus77464/
Kortteus7735/
Korthuys776/
Koirethu774/
Korthous774/
Kourtout771/
Kortoe73324/
Kartau73298/
Kerttu73237/
Karthu7389/
Khartu7385/
Cortus7350/
Kortoo7320/
Karttu7319/
Kartui7316/
Kartou7312/
Cortuz7311/
Kurteu739/
Kurttu738/
Kertau737/
Kurtuy735/
Kertou732/
Karrtu732/
Kartud732/
Cortau732/
Kcartu731/
Kurtuj731/
Kurtuç731/
Corteu731/
Kurtau731/
Kartuh731/
Kartuu731/
Cortou730/
Korthoudt71124/
Korthuijs7112/
Keerthu6742/
Kartauz6730/
Courtau6722/
Kartusz6714/
Kartheu6711/
Karteus678/
Korttoo676/
Cortous676/
Kartouh675/
Korthoe675/
Kurtouz674/
Kartaux673/
Karthus673/
Corteux673/
Kartouz673/
Courtou672/
Karrtou671/
Kerdtui671/
Cortaud671/
Kurthuh671/
Kartuch671/

Kortu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortu in the Marathi language
कोटुर्kotur66.67
कोरतुkoratu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Kortu
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